Reading Diary A: Aesop (Winter)

For this week, I decided to focus on the Aesop (Winter), I only took notes for a few of the stories. They are listed below:

(The Dog and the Hides illustration by Milo Winter 1919)

The Boy and the Filberts:

• Real life experience, very relatable to me. I often do too much at a time.
• Short but the theme is easy to pick out.
• I think this is applicable to almost everyone currently.

The Oxen and the Wheels:

• Inanimate object is making more noise than a living object.
• The oxen do not really make any noise.
• The oxen are carrying all the weight and the wheels are not carrying much. Ironically, the wheels are the ones who are complaining.

The Lion and the Ass:

• Lion walking by without bothering anyone and donkey makes a comment about him.
• His comment made the lion angry, and the lion almost attacked him.
• Lion is the better one because he ignored the donkey's comment and kept going on with his life.

The Dog and the Hides:

• Hungry dogs saw hides to eat at the bottom of a river.
• They came to the conclusion that they could drink the river until they could reach the bottom.
• I really liked this story because it was about not doing what is impossible. I think a lot of people try to do impossible things and get upset when they fail them.