I chose to read Aesop for Children (Winter) just because I've never heard of them, and after the day I've had I need some calming stories with some good morals intertwined with it.
Aesop for Children (Winter) contains several short stories, which carry some heavy lessons. These short stories are easy to read, and I enjoy the imagination throughout them. I enjoyed several of the stories. I thought The Ass and His Driver was a peculiar one just because the moral of the story was along the lines of "head the warnings of others and choose the path more followed." Usually, it is encouraged to be head-strong and take the path less traveled even if people tell you it's stupid. Another one I liked a lot was super short, The Lion and the Ass. A lion walks with his head high through the forest, and when an Ass jeered at him he did not spur it on by lashing out. Instead, he simply kept on his way. Essentially blocking out the haters.
The last story I found intriguing was The Boys and the Frogs. One day, a group of boys was playing in a pond and skipping rocks. They didn't realize their rock skipping was hurting a family of frogs. The moral of the story is to make sure your fun doesn't come at the expense of others' happiness. I was always raised to kill with kindness, so this one struck a chord with me. In addition, as so many people have unfortunately experienced, including me, it is not funny to be the punch line of a joke.
I like the simplicity of all of these stories. They are all wholesome and offer some valuable advice.
Caption: The Lion and the Ass. Obtained from storyplanets.com
Bibliography: The Aesop for Children, Unknown author with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919).
Bibliography: The Aesop for Children, Unknown author with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919).
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