Aesop (c. 620–564 B.C.) was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as “Aesop’s Fables.” His tales, with their moral value, have long influenced our culture and civilization, contributing not only to the education and moral character building of children, but also, with their universal appeal, to the self-reflection of adults alike who have chosen to embrace the virtues or heed the warnings within. Here, Epoch Inspired presents one of a series of selected fables of Aesop from the public domain. A young mouse in search of adventure was running along the bank of a pond where lived a frog. When the frog saw the mouse, he swam to the bank and croaked: “Won’t you pay me a visit? I can promise you a good time if you do.” The mouse did not need much coaxing, for he was very anxious to see the world …