Reading Notes: Aesop's Family and Friends Part B
Bibliography: Aesop's Family and Friends
The first I read was The Man and his Mother. A man soon to be executed had a last wish to see his mother. She came and leaned in to hear him. When she did, the man almost bit his mother's ear off. He said she deserved it because she did not punish his bad deeds as a child. A priest said the man was right. The moral is to train a child in the way they should be as an adult.
The second was the man and his two wives. This was about a man with two wives. One wife was young and one was much older. As the man aged, his hair began to turn silver. The young wife did not like this so she plucked his silver hairs. The old wife did like this so she plucked his black hairs. Eventually the man was bald. The moral is that if you give in to everyone, then you will have nothing left.
In The Bundle of Sticks, a father gets his sons to try and break a bunch of sticks. None of the boys can break them. The sticks are then untied and each son is given one. The sticks are then easily broken. The moral is that there is strength in unity. I love this moral for a possible storytelling topic.
The first I read was The Man and his Mother. A man soon to be executed had a last wish to see his mother. She came and leaned in to hear him. When she did, the man almost bit his mother's ear off. He said she deserved it because she did not punish his bad deeds as a child. A priest said the man was right. The moral is to train a child in the way they should be as an adult.
The second was the man and his two wives. This was about a man with two wives. One wife was young and one was much older. As the man aged, his hair began to turn silver. The young wife did not like this so she plucked his silver hairs. The old wife did like this so she plucked his black hairs. Eventually the man was bald. The moral is that if you give in to everyone, then you will have nothing left.
In The Bundle of Sticks, a father gets his sons to try and break a bunch of sticks. None of the boys can break them. The sticks are then untied and each son is given one. The sticks are then easily broken. The moral is that there is strength in unity. I love this moral for a possible storytelling topic.
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