Aesop (Winter), Page 2: I enjoyed the story of The Boy and the Filberts. It was a short story, but it packed a punch. A boy attempts to grab a handful of nuts, but cannot get his hands out of the jar. Therefore, he doesn't receive any nuts because he is too stubborn to only take half a handful. This concept can be looked at in real life all the time. Do not attempt to try too much at one time because you will most likely become unsuccessful. Sometimes it is hard to take your time with things by doing them one step at a time versus trying to get everything finished at once.
Aesop (Winter), Page 5: I found The Owl and the Grasshopper to be an excellent story. I thought how the grasshopper's youth and extroverted nature annoyed the wise old owl was a great touch to the story. This is seen in everyday life as the youth is always loud and almost obnoxious compared to the wise. In addition, the story also added a great factor of deception. When the owl realizes the grasshopper will not stop playing it's song, she deceives him and lures him into her den. The grasshopper was immediatly flattered by her compliments and had no problem coming into a predator's den. It reminds me how some enemies in your life will almost flatter you in order to deceive you in the end. I love the final phrase, "do not let flattery throw you off guard against an enemy."
Aesop (Winter), Page 6: I have enjoyed every story in Aesop that has to deal with stubbornness. The Two Goats is another great story using stubbornness as the main theme. Two stubborn goats attempted to walk across a fallen log at the same time, but end up both falling into the river below because one cannot wait until the other crosses. Each goat's pride was too large to even think of traveling across the log safely. Therefore, they both perish in the end due to self gloat and stubbornness. I can somewhat relate to this story because I have several friends that let pride and stubbornness get in the way of thinking clearly.
Aesop (Winter), Page 9: My favorite story from this unit was The Monkey and the Dolphin. I liked the twist that the dolphin was smart enough to realize the monkey was tricking him. Immediately, the dolphin dives into the water and makes the monkey fend for himself in the brutal ocean. I also thought it was interesting that the story includes dolphins helping humans. This has been prominent in both the present and the past. In some regions of the world, dolphins will still help humans by helping them fish on shore. The dolphins will lure the fish to very close to shore and fishermen will catch them with nets. In return, the fishermen will throw dolphins fish back as a thank you. I wonder when this relationship first started because the action is fascinating.
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