Birds, Part 1
A good lesson is to be learned in The Fox and the Crow. The fox tells the crow he wants to hear her voice as he believes it will surpass the other crows, only to get the crow to drop the piece of cheese the fox was feening over. The most important thing to learn from this is don't let someone trick you into doing what they want with a few nice words. A person will tell you anything you want to hear just to get what they desire from you.
Birds, Part 2
I was not interested in any of the fables told in this section. The one I found I did not agree with was The Bats, the Birds, and the Beast, only because I did not like the lesson it put fourth. The bat did not join the birds or the best, and in the end was left out of both for not choosing. They are saying if you do not choose right away you will be alone, and I do not find that to be true. Just because you do not pick a side does not mean you have no friends, it just means you are finding who you are and may have many different friends.
Insects, Snakes, Crabs
It is easy to forgive someone, but it is very hard to forget what that person did. I liked the fable The Man and the Serpent because it tells of forgiving but not forgetting. The serpent did not want the mans gifts because he knew he was never going to forget what the man had done. Why couldn't the serpent have tried to forgive the man, even though he wasn't going to forget he still could have been the mans friend just not best friend.
Frogs and Fish
The Frog and the Ox was a good read in this section about not being too conceited. I have always wondered why people are so into themselves, and always feel the need to one up another person. The frog tried to blow up to the ox's size and in the end had to pay.
I liked The Tree and the Reed because even though the tree said the reed wasn't good enough the reed didn't believe the tree. In the end the tree is the one who ended up suffering while the reed stood, maybe not as tall as the tree had once been but at least he was still standing.
Humans and Gods
I found the fable The Man and the Satyr to be quite ironic. I did not really see the lesson within the fable (which I am sure there is one somewhere), but I did think it was funny. I never really thought about blowing in our hands to warm them up, and blowing on our food to cool it down. Why did the Satyr kick the man out? My only guess is he felt he could not trust the man, because he felt as if he had told a lie.
Family and Friends
I like the lesson The Bundle of Sticks presents. You may not be able to do something by yourself, but with the right people you can accomplish anything. When people come together it may surprise you what can be done. I have never understood why people do not want the help of those around them who are willing to help.
People Wise and Foolish, Part 1
The Shepherds Boy is the boy who cried wolf. When someone cries over and over for something that isn't there, eventually people stop coming to their rescue. Why was the boy so pleased with the villagers for coming to his rescue anyways?
People Wise and Foolish, Part 2
You can never make everyone happy, and The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey is a great example of that. The man tried everything he could to please everyone he passed, but couldn't someone always expected something different. No matter what you should always do what you think is right, not what others think. Who made those peoples opinions right anyways?
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