According to Ackroyd, other than these, perhaps the most important literary influence on him was derived from the fables of The Arabian Nights. Source: Internet
According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote three books of the Bible : * Mishlei ( Book of Proverbs ), a collection of fables and wisdom of life * Kohelet ( Ecclesiastes ), a book of contemplation and his self-reflection. Source: Internet
Burkert 1992:121 Epicharmus of Kos and Phormis are reported as having been among the first to invent comic fables. Source: Internet
All of our journeys are filled with fables from the pages of history anthologies and fairytales. Source: Internet
Ben E. Perry (compiler of the " Perry Index " of Aesop's fables) has argued controversially that some of the Buddhist Jataka tales and some of the fables in the Panchatantra may have been influenced by similar Greek and Near Eastern ones. Source: Internet
Gregory of Tours read Virgil, whom he quotes in several places, along with some other Latin poets, though he cautions that "we ought not to relate their lying fables, lest we fall under sentence of eternal death." Source: Internet