Monday, April 17, 2017

Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables by James Davies, Part A


Jupiter and the Money: This fable talks about Jupiter being a judge in a beauty contest for the baby animals. It talks about the mother of a monkey who went straight to the judges and told them that her baby was the most beautiful and she obviously deserves the prize. This fable conveys a great message which is how everyone always believes that what he creates or makes or owns is always the best there is. This story can be a perfect story to write because it offers many great points and values that can be extended on or even developed in order to add more drama or just action to the story itself.

Jupiter and the Monkey. Web Source
Apollo and Jupiter: This fable is about Jupiter and Apollo his son engaging in an archery competition. It starts with Jupiter shooting. Being the greatest and biggest, he thought that no one can beat him not even his own son. However, Apollo ended up reaching the same place as Jupiter which was Mars and Jupiter was very surprised. This story can be rewritten in many different ways that could be very fun. I can make this a whole competition between many other members of the family where I can add planet names and make the competition but also the prize even more interesting.

The Carter and Hercules: This fable talks about a wagon driver who had an accident and it fell into a rugged lane. He could not do anything so he stood there and asked god for help. Therefore, Hercules showed up and helped him put it back on track. However, he did tell him one thing after helping him “When you pray again, help yourself likewise or you will pray in vain”. This means that Hercules conveyed a great message to the driver by telling him that he should always pray god and not only when he needs help because god will not respond every time he needs helps.

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