Reading Notes, Part A: Aesop's Fables (Jacobs)

Aesop's Fables (Jacobs)

Deer trying to hide in trees: Wikimedia

No matter what deer try and do to be safe and hidden, they will always be hunted. Deer and their innocence are similar to people in that even when we do our best to survive there is always someone who can stab us in the back. There is always opportunity for someone to out smart us.

Jacobs 32. The Horse, The Hunter, and The Stag (Perry 269)

Key points

• Horse has issues with stag, goes to Hunter for help
• Hunter said the horse needed to have an iron piece in its jaw and a saddle
• Overcame the Stag
• Hunter kept Horse as he was
• Don't let others take advantage of you

Crane 16. Horse and Man (Perry 269)

Key points

• Man makes him a slave

Jacobs 25. The Hart and the Hunter (Perry 74)

Key points

• Arrow after him
• Tries hiding from hunter, but antlers shows

Jacobs 30. The Stag in the Ox-Stall (Perry 492)

Key points

• boys tried hiding 2 deer
• hid them from the hunter, but not the father, killed the two deer

Crane 46. The Stag in The Ox Stall (Perry 492)

Key points

• Deer can't hide

Jacobs 66. The One-Eyed Doe (Perry 75)

Key points

• blind in one eye, trying to keep self from being hunted
• Hunters know the weakness and used this to kill the deer

Aesops Fables: Hares

The Tortoise and the Hare: Wikimedia

Jacobs 15. The Hares and the Frogs (Perry 138)

Key points

• Hares live in constant fear, but there is always someone to be afraid of you
• You are not the only ones afraid, in fact everyone is afraid in some way

Crane 54. The Hares and The Frogs (Perry 138)

Key points

• OUR OWN ARE NOT THE ONLY TROUBLES

Jacobs 68. The Hare and the Tortoise (Perry 226)

Key points

• Don't over pride yourself
• classic tortoise and the hare story

Jacobs 70. The Hare With Many Friends (Perry)

Key points

• While you may believe you can trust people who are always around, once you need something, that's when you see the true colors of people