THE BIBLE AND AESOP.S FABLES One day his father came back from a visit to an acquaintance, with a copy of " the pilgrim's progress". The book interested Abe very much, but a book which interested him more was "Aesop's Fables", which was given to him before long. He read the Fables over and over again till he could repeat every line of the book. The Bible and Aesop's Fables did much to mold his ..