"Belling the Cat" storyteller (5)

I believe the answer is:

aesop

(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "Greek teller of animal tales with a moral" , "Author of many fables" , "story teller" , "classic author" , "So ape the writer of fables" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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