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| illustration from Steinhowel's Aesop |
- · “To those this fable I address
- Who are determined to oppress,
- And trump up any false pretence,
- But they will injure innocence.” Is the moral that bad people are bad? That’s kind of lousy.
- · “When one rogue would another get
- For surety in a case of debt,
- 'Tis not the thing t' accept the terms,
- But dread th' event, the tale affirms.”
- · “Liars are liable to rue
- The mischief they 're so prone to do.” Once again, bad people are bad?
- · So the wolf thinks that it is better to be down on your luck and serve yourself than to serve another, even if they are good to you.
- · I wonder if the saying, “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” comes from Aesop
- · “The churl that wants another's fare
- Deserves at least to lose his share.” That seems a tad bit harsh. Everyone is jealous or covetous of other people and what they have every once in a while. It seems harsh to punish someone for that.
- · Dogs are greedy but wolves are shady?
- · Seriously, I’m seeing a theme of “bad people are bad.”
- · Dogs are loyal, but greedy?
- · The weasel tricked the mice, even though the weasel was no longer strong. Strength does not necessarily win a fight or a situation
- · “He that would have the wicked reign,
- Instead of help, will find his bane.” I think it is really interesting that some of these fables have the moral of the story as the very first lines. I really like that concept. It is like a preface
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