Aristotle was a keen systematic collector of riddles, folklore, and proverbs; he and his school had a special interest in the riddles of the Delphic Oracle and studied the fables of Aesop.
ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl wʌzɐ kˈiːn sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk kəlˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɪdəlz, fˈoʊkloːɹ, ænd pɹˈɑːvɜːbz; hiː ænd hɪz skˈuːl hæd ɐ spˈɛʃəl ˈɪntɹɛst ɪnðə ɹˈɪdəlz ʌvðə dˈɛlfɪk ˈɔːɹəkəl ænd stˈʌdid ðə fˈeɪbəlz ʌv ˈiːsəp.