Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

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I chose to research the genre of fables, specifically Aesop's fables. I only informed of the basics of fables. To be frank with you I don't even think there is much to know about fables. What is there to know? They contain lessons, animals, and they are short. From time to time people use them in their quotidian day to back up their opinions. Especially authority figures like parents, teachers, and, well I can just think of those two. Personally I believe that "Don't let things for the last minute" is their favorite one. "Why haven't you done your homework?"... oh wait, that does not apply to fables. Well in summation my knowledge on fables is very superficial.



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What I love most about fables is that each one of them comes with a moral, the positive or negative interpretation of a story that always leaves a life lesson. The reaction generated from a fable's moral depends on the individuals' knowledge about life; each person will interpret a moral differently because each one has lived a different life. Fables are also carried on from generation to generation and have a purpose that is to entertain. These short stories are made up with animals or inanimate objects representing humans. Fables are used as a teaching tool for young children and even for adults. "According to some scholars Aesop could have been African American because of his many references to animals." ("Aesop" Encyclopedia of World Biography, par 2). There are many hypotheses on what or who Aesop could have been. There was also a rumor that he was a slave and got free because of his extraordinary story telling abilities ("Aesop" Encyclopedia of World Biography, par 5). A fable is simply a synonym of allegory. Over the years fables have maintained their position as a helpful tool to many teachers around the world to help students. Fables continue to be very appealing to the public. They soon begun to disperse around the world and started being translated in many languages. Considering my age, one of the fables that we, teenagers, have to keep in

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