Excerpt from the bald man and the fly aesop how is this story similar to other stories that aesop told? a) this story rhymes and uses comedy to entertain. b) this story is quite long and filled with action. c) this story uses talking animals to teach a moral lesson. d) this story tells a tale of romantic love of doomed lovers. hint: aesop tells tales about lions, donkeys, crows, and other creatures. this story uses talking animals to teach a moral lesson explanation: this story is similar to other tales by aesop because this story uses talking animals to teach a moral lesson. aesop is famous for telling stories that mostly feature animals acting the way that humans behave.