Aesop’s Last FableBy William March (1893-1954)
Aesop, the messenger of King Croesus, finished his business with the Delphians and went back to the tavern where he had taken lodgings. Later, he came into the taproom where a group of Delphians were drinking. When they realized who he was, they crowded about him, “Tell us,” they began, “is Croesus as …