Lions, Part 1:
Androcles and the lion, has to be my favorite from part 1. The slave did a good thing for the lion so the lion rewarded him beyond past what was expected of him. When the emperor put the slave in the arena to be eaten alive, he was in shock when the lion did the exact opposite. Why would people want to watch a lion eat a human? Why did the emperor let them both go in the end? The best part of the story is the story its self, if you do good for others, good will be done for you.
Lions, Part 2:
I liked almost all of the fables from this section but, I chose The Lion in Love. This story caught my attention because it was about love, and sacrifice. The lion did what was asked of him because he was in love with their daughter, and in return was laughed at for it. These people should not have been laughing rather they should have been praising him for doing such a noble thing for their daughter. It goes to show what love can really do to the wildest person.
Foxes, Part 1:
I enjoyed the fable of The fox and the Grapes. The fox wanted the grapes really bad, and tried over and over again to get them. In the end he still was not able to reach the grapes he so badly wanted, and decided the grapes must be sour if he could not reach them. Just because you cannot obtain something does not mean it is bad, it just means you did not try hard enough or deserve it.
Foxes, Part 2:
Familiarity is what The Fox and the Lion is all about. When seeing the lion for the first time the fox was frightened, but by the third time he was not frightened at all. The third time the fox met the lion he asked many questions. This shows the more you are around someone the more comfortable you are. Why is it that some people are comfortable faster than others?
Wolves:
The Wolf and the Lamb was my favorite example of excuses out of this section. The wolf wants to eat the lamb, but feels he needs an excuse to do so. Thinking of all the excuses he could, none being true he finally ate the lamb with the worst excuse of them all. Blaming it on someone else the lamb had known. Why did the wolf feel the need for an excuse to eat the lamb, if all he was going to do was eat it anyways with no real excuse? He should have just ate it without having a reason for it, because thats pretty much what he did in the first place.
Dogs and Cats:
You may have one way of doing things, and thats alright. The Cat and The Fox fable is an example of having many different ways compared to one way of doing things. The fox was proud of himself for having so many "tricks" to get out of a problem, but the cat only had one. In the end the cat prevailed, and the fox was stuck as food for the huntsmen. I think the lesson here is many different things, but quality of quantity is what I am taking from it this time.
Mice:
I was interested in the fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, because it is about two mice from different places. We are all from somewhere different, and all do things differently because of it. Does not make us better than one another, it just makes us different. Also the fable is about having enough to get by without worry, or having a lot and having to worry all the time. Sometimes life is simpler with the little things, especially when you do not have to worry about the big things like your life. Why is it that people always think where they are from and how they do things is how everyone should be?
Asses:
The Ass in the Lion's Skin was easily my favorite out of all of the fables in the section. It teaches a good lesson, to always be yourself because your true self will come out in the end anyways. When the Ass put on the Lions skin he felt good about himself, only because the people treated him differently not because he felt he was a lion. You may be able to disguise who you are, but you're voice will always tell the truth for the people around you will notice. Why is that people feel like they need to be someone else to be noticed or respected. The world should not be this way, and sadly it is.
Deer:
When reading The Hart and the Hunter it reminded me of myself. Everyone has something they do not like about themselves, but just because they do not like it does not mean someone else doesn't. I have been reminded many times, good things about myself that I did not believe to be good things. The Hart did not like his skinny legs but loved his horns, in the end his legs helped him hide better and his horns are what exposed him and left him for dead.
Hares:
We all thing our situations are the worst, The Hare and The Frogs fable reminded me otherwise. The Hares felt as if their situations with the wild horses was unbearable and not worth it anymore. Then when they got to where they were going to go to end it all, they saw the frogs who were just as sacred of the hares as the hares were of the horses. Just a simple reminder that we are not the only ones with problems, everyone has them and most of the time our problems do not being to compare to others.
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