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- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
This book presents a collection of short stories inspired by Aesop's fables. Each short fable has an interpretation that offers a moral and a valuable life lesson.
Here you will find famous fables such as the grasshopper and the ant, fox and crow, the fox and the grapes, the assembly of mice, the hare and the tortoise, and many others.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023
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Fable Short Stories
Joana Flores
Summary
The fables
Be careful about those who praise you
Work today thinking about your well-being tomorrow
Don’t be arrogant
It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to do
Never tell lies
Don’t be gossipy, and don’t cause intrigue
Always be on your toes when faced with a risky situation
Don’t care what others say
Don’t stop being who you are for any reason
Don’t be dismissive of goals you don’t achieve
Always be grateful to those who help you
Focus your attention on the present
See beyond appearances
There will always be someone smarter than you
Quality is better than quantity
Whoever sows evil reaps more evil
Do not be greedy
The fables
Do you know what a fable is? A fable is nothing more than a short fictional story whose main objective is to present a life lesson.
Generally, the characters in a fable are talking animals that have human traits such as envy, ambition, evil, and naivety.
The fables are simple and easy to understand, allowing children to quickly learn the moral of the story. They illustrate principles such as honesty, perseverance, kindness, or caution, helping children understand the consequences of certain behaviors.
And when we talk about fables, we cannot fail to mention Aesop, a Greek writer who lived in the 7th century before Christ. He created several popular fables, many of which serve as inspiration for the stories told here, such as The Grasshopper and the Ant, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Fox and the Grapes. All of them are simple stories that, even though they were created thousands of years ago, are still current and serve as valuable educational material for our children.
Be careful about those who praise you
The fox has just seen a crow up there, on a tree branch, with a piece of cheese in his beak. Hungry, the fox says to the crow, “My friend crow, you are the bird with the most beautiful song among all birds. You sing even more beautifully than the nightingale. Be sure of that.”
The crow feels proud.
The fox continues, “Please, my friend, give me the honor of hearing you sing, even if just a little.”
The crow puffs out his chest and opens his beak to sing. Then the cheese falls from his beak. The crow sings a song. He stops singing and closes his eyes, waiting for the fox’s applause. Without hearing anything, he opens his eyes and sees the fox eating the cheese.
The moral of the story
Who doesn’t like receiving compliments? However, be careful. Many times, people will praise you for taking something from you, for using you, or for taking advantage of you. That’s why you must know yourself well. If the crow had the idea that he didn’t know how to sing, let alone sing more beautifully than the nightingale, he wouldn’t lose the cheese. Always be careful with people who praise you, especially when you know that the compliment does not correspond to the truth.
