'The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets loudly accosted a lioness. "e;How many children do you breed?"e; asked the sow. "e;I breed only one"e;, said the lioness, "e;but it is very well bred!"e;'The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ...