Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables Part A
Overall Impression:
I love the animal aspect of these stories. It is fun to see human principles applied to animals and their daily lives. It is also fun to see how the concept of a food chain makes those animals higher up smarter or wittier than those lower down.
These stories all have the purpose to teach a moral. I really enjoy this aspect as well. It is nice to get more than just enjoyment out of a reading. They're also short and to the point, so it makes reading them very easy. There is enough detail to set the scene but not too much to distract from the main point.
Likes/Dislikes:
The limericks were interesting to see alongside the original fable. They had a song/poem nature so they were fun to engage with. These were even shorter than the fables so it was easier to digest the moral. Sometimes however, it did significantly reduce the feeling of the story as less details were included.
I didn't enjoy the portrayal of the dogs.. dogs are supposed to be sweet, carefree, and loyal! These dogs were rude and overall seemed unhappy. However, I did love the stories about the lion, foxes, and wolves. I think they captured their nature well and they tackled some pretty important lessons.
Many of these stories had an abrupt start "once upon a time" "a lion" etc. These are short stories so it makes sense to get to the main point quickly, however, I think it would be interesting to incorporate more of a backstory to some of these characters. This backstory could provide an explanation for why they have their personality they do or how they got into the situations they did.
Favorite Stories:
My favorite stories would be: Androcles and the Lion, The Lion and the Statue, The Fox and the Goat, The Fox Without a Tail, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The Cat-Maiden, and The Lion and the Mouse. All of these stories either had good morals, portrayed the animals in a cool way, or interested me to analyze form a psychological perspective.
Bibliography: Aesop's Fables, from The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs.
I love the animal aspect of these stories. It is fun to see human principles applied to animals and their daily lives. It is also fun to see how the concept of a food chain makes those animals higher up smarter or wittier than those lower down.
These stories all have the purpose to teach a moral. I really enjoy this aspect as well. It is nice to get more than just enjoyment out of a reading. They're also short and to the point, so it makes reading them very easy. There is enough detail to set the scene but not too much to distract from the main point.
Likes/Dislikes:
The limericks were interesting to see alongside the original fable. They had a song/poem nature so they were fun to engage with. These were even shorter than the fables so it was easier to digest the moral. Sometimes however, it did significantly reduce the feeling of the story as less details were included.
I didn't enjoy the portrayal of the dogs.. dogs are supposed to be sweet, carefree, and loyal! These dogs were rude and overall seemed unhappy. However, I did love the stories about the lion, foxes, and wolves. I think they captured their nature well and they tackled some pretty important lessons.
Many of these stories had an abrupt start "once upon a time" "a lion" etc. These are short stories so it makes sense to get to the main point quickly, however, I think it would be interesting to incorporate more of a backstory to some of these characters. This backstory could provide an explanation for why they have their personality they do or how they got into the situations they did.
Favorite Stories:
My favorite stories would be: Androcles and the Lion, The Lion and the Statue, The Fox and the Goat, The Fox Without a Tail, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The Cat-Maiden, and The Lion and the Mouse. All of these stories either had good morals, portrayed the animals in a cool way, or interested me to analyze form a psychological perspective.
(The Lion and the Statue illustrated by Walter Crane.
Image from Aesop's Fables Lions, Part 1. )
This was one of my favorite illustrations throughout the reading, from one of my favorite stories as well!
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