This week I chose to read Aesop (Winter).
Page 1: The Wolf and the Kid and the Tortoise and the Ducks
The wolf and the kid moral is “do not let anything turn you
from your purpose.” In the story a wolf catches a young goat by itself. The kid
knowing it will be eaten asks the wolf to play him a song. The wolf agrees and
this causes the dogs that herd the goats to hear and race back and save the
kid.
The Tortoise and the Ducks moral is “Foolish curiosity and
vanity often lead to misfortune.” A tortoise always carries its home on its
back as punishment; do to its laziness that caused him to miss Jupiter’s
wedding. One day a tortoise meets two ducks that agree to take him flying. He
grabbed a stick with his mouth and so did the two duck and they took flight. The
tortoise tries to say he is the kind of tortoises when asked by a crow. This causes
him to lose the stick and fall to the earth and die.
The Dog, The Cock, and the Fox moral is “those who try to
deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin.” This story a dog and a cock
go on an adventure to the forest. They stay the night in a hollow tree. The
next morning the cock is found by a fox on a branch of the tree. The fox tries
to lie and say he wants to be friends with the cock but really just wanted to
eat him. The cock tells the fox to enter the hollow tree and that is when the
dog grabs the fox.
The Eagle and the Jackdaw moral is “Do not let your vanity
make you overestimate your powers.” A jackdaw sees an eagle swoop down and grab
a lamb and fly away. He thinks he can do the same. He tries but only gets stuck
in the wool. A farmer finds him clips his wings and takes him home. His
children ask what it is he says, “This is a jackdaw but if you ask him he would
say he is an eagle.”
The boy and the Filberts moral is “Do not attempt too much
at once.” A boy sticks his hand in a jar to grab nuts but is unable to take it
out due to the handful he grabbed. He was not willing to give up any nuts to
get his hand out. His mother tells him to take half as many nuts and then grab
more after he gets his hand out.
The Ass and his Driver moral is “They who will not listen to
reason, but stubbornly go their own way against the friendly advice of those
who are wiser than they, are on the road to misfortune.” An ass decides the best
way down is over a cliff his master tries to keep him from going that way. The
ass keeps pulling and ends up tumbling down the mountain side.
The Oxen and the Wheels moral is “They complain most who
suffer least.” Oxen are pulling a heavy load while the wheels of the cart drone
on and on with complaints. Eventually the oxen tell them to shut up they are
not the ones pulling all the weight.
The Gnat and the Bull moral is “The smaller the mind the
greater the conceit.” A Gnat lands on a bulls horn to rest and says you must be
glad I am leaving now before he flew away but the bull never even knew he was
there.
The Plane tree moral is “Our best blessings are often the
least appreciated.” People lay under a tree and say it is plane because it does
not have fruit and say it is useless. The tree replies that it gives them shade
so how is it useless.
The Farmer and the Stork moral is “You are judged by the
company you keep.”
The Sheep and the Pig moral is “It is easy to be brave when
there is no danger.”
The Travelers and the Purse moral is “We cannot expect any
one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune
also.”
The Lion and the Ass moral is “Do not resent the remarks of
a fool. Ignore them.”
The Owl and the Grasshopper moral is “Do not let flattery
throw you off your guard against an enemy.”
The Wolf and his Shadow moral is “Do not let your fancy make
you forget realities.”
The Rat and the Elephant moral is “A resemblance to the
great in some things does not make us great.”
The Boy and the Frogs moral is “Always stop to think whether
your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.”
The Ass Carrying the Image moral is “Do not try to take the
credit to yourself that is due to others.”
Two Goats moral is “It is better to yield than to come to
misfortune through stubbornness.”
The Ass and the Load of Salt moral is “The same measures
will not suit all circumstances.”
The Lion and the Gnat morals are “The least of our enemies is
often the most to be feared.
Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard.”
The Leap at Rhodes moral is “Deeds count, not boasting
words.”
The Monkey and the Camel moral is “Do not try to ape your
betters.”
The Wild Boar and the Fox moral is “Preparedness for war is
the best guarantee of peace.”
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion moral is “Traitors may expect
treachery.”
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox moral is “Those who have all
the toil do not always get the profit.”
The Travelers and the Sea moral is “Do not let your hopes
carry you away from reality.”
The Wolf and the Lion moral is “What is evil won is evil
lost.”
The Mice and the
Weasels moral is “Greatness has its penalties.”
The Wolf and the
Lean Dog morals are “Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it
is to deceive you. Take what you can get when you can get it.”
The Lion and the
Ass moral is “The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who
know him.”
The Dog and his
Master’s Dinner moral is “Do not stop to argue with temptation.”
The Monkey and
the Dolphin moral is “One falsehood leads to another.”
The Wolf and the
Ass moral is “Stick to your trade.”
The Monkey and
the Cat moral is “The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense.”
The Dogs and the
Fox moral is “It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down.”
The Dogs and the
Hides moral is “Do not try to do impossible things.”
The Rabbit, the
Weasel, and the Cat moral is “The strong are apt to settle questions to their
own advantage.
Part B:
Part B:
The Bear and the bees moral is “It is wiser to bear a single
injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage.”
The Fox and the Leopard moral is “A fine coat is not always
an indication of an attractive mind.”
The Cat the Cock and the Young Mouse moral is “Do not trust
alone to outward appearances.”
The Wolf and the Sheppard moral is “Once a wolf, always a
wolf.”
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog moral is “When the great
fall out, the weak must suffer for it.”
The Cat and the Birds moral is “Be wise and shun the quack.”
The Frog and the Mouse moral is “Those who seek to harm
others often come to harm themselves through their own deceit.”
The Fox and the Crab moral is “Be content with your lot.”
The Bull and the Goat moral is “It is wicked to take
advantage of another's distress.”
The Eagle and the Beetle moral is “Even the weakest may find
means to avenge a wrong.”
The Bat and the Weasels moral is “Set your sails with the
wind.”
The Quack Toad moral is “Those who would mend others, should
first mend themselves.”
The Flies and the Honey moral is “Be not greedy for a little
passing pleasure. It may destroy you.”
The Eagle and the Kite moral is “Everything is fair in love.”
The Lark and Her Young Ones moral is “Self-help is the best
help.”
The Cat and the Old Rat moral is “The wise do not let
themselves be tricked a second time.”
The Ass and His Shadow moral is “In quarreling about the
shadow we often lose the substance.”
The Ant and the Dove moral is “A kindness is never wasted.”
The Hare and His Ears moral is “Your enemies will seize any
excuse to attack you.”
The Wolves and the Sheep moral is “Do not give up friends
for foes."
