What is the author's style in The Complete Fables by Aesop?

The fables, far from the moralistic children's tales one would expect, are in a joke format. Generally, the tone of each fable is either a joke with a punch line or a straight one liner. A few of the fables are puns on archaic words. The editor's notes explain the exact translation or, if there is no exact translation, give an explanation of the word's usage. Interestingly, the morals rarely make sense in terms of the fable. This is because collectors of the tales attached the morals later. Because of their later addition, many of the morals appear out of place and even downright silly. Very few of them match the wit and insight of the fable.