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      • HEY AESOP!
      • GIRL FRIENDS!
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      • LOL 4 REAL!
      • I DREAMT, MLK JR
      • SISTER WINGS POETRY
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    • GIRL FRIENDS!
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    • HARRIET TUBMAN
    • GRANNY GOOSE
    • LOL 4 REAL!
    • I DREAMT, MLK JR
    • SISTER WINGS POETRY
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Hey Aesop!

Hey Aesop Song

Hey, Hey, Hey Aesop is here to stay!

In living color on Zoom or live in your classroom (plan ahead) enjoy Oni getting use to the camera singing her original song for children around the world and her 9 grandchildren! Enjoy the perfectly imperfect - JOY!

Aesop Stories in Story Village on episodes 15, 19 & 20

Who was Aesop?

Who was Aesop?

Who was Aesop?

AESOP, the original Griot, Jeli, or Storyteller,  was enslaved in Greece about 3,000 years ago. His tales have reached far and wide, all over the world, and retold in many cultures. 

Story lovers of all ages, enjoy listening and remembering the morals and lessons of Aesop Fables. 


Oni's vivacious, animated style, audience interaction, pizaz

AESOP, the original Griot, Jeli, or Storyteller,  was enslaved in Greece about 3,000 years ago. His tales have reached far and wide, all over the world, and retold in many cultures. 

Story lovers of all ages, enjoy listening and remembering the morals and lessons of Aesop Fables. 


Oni's vivacious, animated style, audience interaction, pizazz and fun-sense, delivers the ultimate storytelling experience as she re-tells Aesop's fables with props and audience participation. 

Lessons learned of long ago...today!


Nana Aesop!

Who was Aesop?

Who was Aesop?

In full African regalia Oni presents as  "Nana Aesop" who excites, educates and engages everyone to be in the story of a Aesop Fable. 


"We recently had a visit from "Nana Aesop" and it was wonderful. We are a residential facility that serves people with special needs--Nana Aesop was joyful and fun and the children and teens really enjoyed 

In full African regalia Oni presents as  "Nana Aesop" who excites, educates and engages everyone to be in the story of a Aesop Fable. 


"We recently had a visit from "Nana Aesop" and it was wonderful. We are a residential facility that serves people with special needs--Nana Aesop was joyful and fun and the children and teens really enjoyed her stories!  She was entertaining and full of positive energy. We look forward to having her back in the future." Beth O. - The Woods School Assembly, Langhorne, PA 2018 




Agnes Irwin School

Tobago Library Services 2020

Tobago Library Services 2020

 In Pennsylvania, Nana Aesop was invited to  present the roots of storytelling and the moral future of community with Aesop Fables.


Engaging, interactive dramatic interpretations with the brilliant students as they imagined a future utopia where storytelling  will always be valued. 

Tobago Library Services 2020

Tobago Library Services 2020

Tobago Library Services 2020

What a memorable day  telling and acting out the race between "The Rabbit & The Turtle" with students who visited Tobago Library Services Children's Room.

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"Haste makes waste" "Pride comes before a fall"  and the all time favorite "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" are a few of the numerous tales Aesop told in his clever animal fables. 


Aesop's mora

What a memorable day  telling and acting out the race between "The Rabbit & The Turtle" with students who visited Tobago Library Services Children's Room.

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"Haste makes waste" "Pride comes before a fall"  and the all time favorite "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" are a few of the numerous tales Aesop told in his clever animal fables. 


Aesop's morality tales of common sense reflect the wisdom and foolishness of humans.


Listen Up!

Hear Oni give voice to the Rabbit & the Turtle on the African Folktale Podcast, episode  Aesop's fable about the greatest race in history!

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The Big Race!

Auntie Oni telling a Aesop Classic with students at Miss Marcie's Prep in Black Rock, Tobago.

Oni's Diary ~ Muse : considering something thoughtfully

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