Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Aesop's Fables

The Camel and the Arab
1)  A man asks his camel whether or not he would want to go uphill or downhill, he responds with a sarcastic remark.
2) Moral : Do not ask obvious questions

The Bundle of Sticks
1) A father on the point of death brings his sons together, asks them to break a bundle of sticks tied together, in which they are unsucessful, but when they untie the bundle, the sticsk are easily broken.
2) Union(s) give strength.

The Fox and the Lion
1) A fox saw a lion, and at first was struck with fear and ran, then he saw him again and stoped a safe distance and watched him pass, a thrid time he spoke to him and talked about personal matters, they then parted without ceremony.
2) Familiarity Breeds Contempt.

The Lion in Love
1) A lion proposed to the parents of a young maiden, they feared he would hurt her so they requested he take his teeth out and trim his claws, he did so, and they laughed in his face to do his worst.
2) Love can tame the wildest.

The Thief and the Mother
1) A man caught in a daring act of thieft asks before he is executed to see his mother, when she sees him, he says he wants to whisper to her and bites her ear, he did so to punish her, because he started stealing young and she did not rebuke him.
2) Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart therefrom.

The Hart and the Hunter
1) a Hart was admiring his antlers and the rest of his body, he wished that his legs were more robst and less slim and slight, then appears a hunter, which by means of his legs escapes, but he is later caught in a low place and his antlers get stuck.
2) We often despise what is most useful to us.

The Two Pots
1) Two pots were on the river bank, one brass, one earthenware, the river floods and both float in the river, the brass pot says that he will not strike the earthen pot and that he should have no fear, the earthen pot responds that whether or not who hits first, the earthen pot will suffer for it.
2) The strong and the weak cannot keep company.

The Tortoise and the Hare

1) The Hare boasts about how he's so fast, the tortoise challenges him to a race, the hare darts out at the start of the race and takes a nap, the tortoise passes him and by the time the Hare wakes the race is already won.
2) Slow and steady wins the race

The Ant and the Grasshopper
1) The ants work all the summer preparing for winter, the grasshopper wishes for them to relax and play, not preparing anything for himself. Winter comes and the Grasshopper begs for food to eat.
2) It is best to prepare for days of necessity.

The Man and the Serpent.
1) The Serpent bites and kills the Farmers son, and in revenge cuts off part of the serpents tail, and in revenge of his lost tail, stings the farmers cattle and causes a great loss, he makes up with the serpent and offers him gifts, he refuses and states that they will never forget the wrongs they've done to each other.
2) Injuries may be forgiven, but never forgotten.





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