Fables

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Early form of story telling

Believed to be originated in India

Aesop – Greek Slave, 620 B.C.

Some things you should know about Fables…

AESOP

Credited for most of the known fables heard today.

His fables include “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” and “The Tortoise and the Hare.”

Short stories

What are some characteristics of fables?

Features animals, plants & forces of nature with human qualities

Handed down generation after generation

Fables teach a lesson, can relate to everyone, and connects us with other cultures.

Fables of Different cultures

Involve animals found in that culture

Reflects cultural beliefs

Fable: The Tortoise and the Hare

• The Hare laughed at Tortoise’s short feet and slow pace.

• Tortoise challenged him to a race

• Hare agreed

Tortoise and the Hare

• Tortoise never stopped, he went slow and steady the whole way

• Hare, thought he had time and took a nap

• He finally woke up, and rushed to the finish line

Tortoise and the Hare

MORAL: Don’t rush into things

Fables can have more than one lesson.

Another lesson for the tortoise and the Hare is “Slow and Steady wins the race”

Cultural Fables

Native American’s use a lot of wolves

Wolves to them symbolize what a fox does to Europeans.

Animals used are reflective of culture

Animals Used in Fables

Lion – Strength, Big Ego

Fox – Sly

Animals Used in Fables

Wolf – Greed, Dishonest

Lamb – Shyness

Aesop’s Fables

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Tortoise and the Hare

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