I have arranged my favourite 'morals' into a semblance of a scene.
Illustration by Walter Crane from Baby's Own Aesop.
Jacobs 35: We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.
Crane 30: The story depends on the teller.
Fox and the Grapes
Jacobs 31: It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
The Horse, The Hunter and The Stag
Jacobs 32: If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Jacobs 39: Appearances are deceptive.
The Ass in Lion's Skin
Jacobs 49: Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words disclose a fool.
Keywords: Melanthios (Horse), Absalom (Fox), Ausra (Wolf)
Bonus:
The Ass and the Lap Dog
Crane 60: Asses must not expect to be fondled.
Yeah, I laughed.
Just a quick note to say that it is so much fun to see people starting on the readings already. As you may have guessed, I am a bit of an Aesop fanatic. But I usually opt for donkey in my translations... or jackass, just to avoid the whole fondling thing, ha ha. Anyway, I am glad you chose this, and there are other Aesopic and Aesop-esque options coming up later in the UnTextbook too. Happy weekend!
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