This oversized and lavishly illustrated collection of adaptations of the 2,500-year-old Aesop's Fables features a dozen of the famous stories, including the wolf in sheep's clothing, the lion and the mouse, and the fox and the grapes. Helen Ward's stunningly detailed ink-and-watercolor illustrations accompany the reworked and modernized text: The hare liked nothing better than impressing the general population with his speed.'I am the master of faster,' was how he so irritatingly put it. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.