Choose three fables and discuss the discrepancies between the fable's content and the attached moral.
In fable 18, a master dotes on an ugly slave girl and holds her in higher esteem than his own wife. The girl begs Aphrodite to make her beautiful, but Aphrodite refuses because of her anger at the girl's master. Discuss how class differences play into Aphrodite's decision.
According to the editor's notes, many of these fables are Egyptian in origin. Discuss the use of non-Greek animals.....
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