Cite fables with a known author, such as Aesop, within the body of the essay. Follow each quote or paraphrase with parentheses containing the author's last name and page numbers of your reference.
Cite fables with no known author within the body of the essay whenever you quote or paraphrase. Use an abbreviated version of the title to designate the citation, and provide the page number.
Create an entry in an end "Works Cited" page that gives the full publication information for fables with a known author. Works cited entries should contain the author's last name, followed by a comma, then first name, followed by a period. The book title comes next, followed by the year of publication enclosed in parentheses, followed by a colon. Then come the page numbers you referenced.
Create an entry in an end "Works Cited" page that gives the full publication information for fables with an unknown author. Works cited entries should contain the book title, the year of publication enclosed in parentheses and then the page numbers you referenced.