Жанна Антонова

Aesop and the traveler
I've just listened to the story about Aesop. He was a very clever man who lived many hundreds of years ago in Greece. He was known as a writer and as a man who was fond of jokes. One day when he was enjoying a walk he met a traveler. The traveler greeted him and asked how soon he would get to town. Aesop told him to go. The traveler didn't follow his advice as he wanted Aesop to answer his question. Aesop told him to go one more time. The traveler thought that Aesop was mad and went on. When he started to walk Aesop said that it would take him two hours to get to the town. The traveler asked him why he hadn't told him that before. Aesop answered that he hadn't known how fast the could walk.
I like this story because it is funny and shows us that Aesop was really a wise man and could joke well.