"Every story has a lesson."
A collection of the classic morality tales narrated by Bill Cosby as "Aesop" that have been passed down from family to family for thousands of years. Every story has a lesson.
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The people behind it
Bill Cosby
Aesop
Keith Hamilton
Joey
Jere Fields
Marta
John Byner
(voice)
John Erwin
Dal McKennon
Larry Storch
Jane Webb
A guard looks after the Golden Apple, protecting it from creatures that try to eat it.
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