The wealthy slave trader Xanthus, who imagines himself to be a great poet and philosopher, buys the slave Aesop, a writer of fables. Soon Xanthus becomes famous, but everyone understands who the true author of his new works is.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vitali PolitseymakoЭзоп | Эзоп |
 Nikolai KornКсанф | Ксанф |
 Pavel LuspekayevАгностос | Агностос |
| NNina OlkhinaКлея | Клея |
 Vsevolod Kuznetsovначальник стражи | начальник стражи |
| BB. Vasievэфиоп | эфиоп |
 Bruno FrejndlikhКсанф | Ксанф |
 Inna KondratyevaMeli | Meli |