It can be said that every piece of literature is written with a purpose, whether it is to teach a lesson or to inspire someone, or sometimes just to vent. Aesop's fables have more than one purpose, I agree with the perspective of this article. One of the main purposes is to entertain people, and this was evident in the scenario about Demades, who used the fables to capture the attention of the citizens who were not that enthusiastic to listen about politics. As was said, the fables were mainly meant for the lower class and with that in mind it served it's other purpose- to ensure that these particular people understood that aristocrats and the wealthy were well above them, in both status and power. This was easy to grasp even with the first fable "The Wolf and Lamb", which accentuated that despite the fact that the lamb was innocent, the wolf was able to do whatever he wanted because he possessed more power and strength. 

    Looking at our society today it can be easily noted that human beings do not change, no matter how much time will pass, status will still ensure power. Whether it is your boss ordering you what to do or the President  putting out new rules- we are the lambs and they are the wolves.