Ade, ayd, George (1866-1944), was an American humorist, playwright, and journalist. He won fame for his comic stories written in the everyday speech and popular slang of the rural Midwest, especially his home state of Indiana. Ade's best-known work is Fables in Slang (1899), a collection of stories modeled on Aesop's Fables. The work consists of humorous tales of country life and of country people living in the city. It also makes fun of show-offs and bigots.