Report On The Book of Aesop's Fables
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Oscar Gustavo Meléndrez Pérez
Report on the book: 'Aesop's Fables' by Aesop
Aesop wrote hundreds of works and his popularity quickly spread throughout the region,
mainly Lidia and Athens. In his fables, he harshly criticized the tyranny of the
rulers and other vile customs of society. Most of their fables use
animals as their main and secondary characters, and use human characteristics.
Some of the prototypical characters that Aesop includes in this work are: the crow, which
He commonly presented frogs as an example of arrogance, through which he conducted.
puzzling social, political, and moral censorships, and the fox, a faithful representative of cunning.
Other important characteristics in Aesop's fables are their realism, which in most
In most cases, the protagonists are animals, where they are used in situations extracted from the
real life of human beings and applies it to convey a message firmly based on moral values
in the truth of everyday life.
One of the main fables of this book is: 'The good man, the false one, and the monkeys.'
The birdcatcher and the birds, where he uses in most of his fables animals that can
to speak, interact, and move like a human being. Each character in each fable has its role,
and on some occasions dialogues appear in these. Knowing the structure of a fable, the
The moral is always, always at the end of this. The book shows several good lessons,
that many people still do not grasp it or do not know what they are doing right or wrong, and for that reason
they make bad decisions. One of the classic and famous fables is: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" in
where its moral says: 'Let's work on time to prevent us from lacking what is necessary in the future.'
The lazy and indolent is always in need and lacking" (Aesop's Fables, The Ant and...
the cicada, P. 13). Clearly in this fable, the moral tells us everything, which speaks of a character,
who doesn't like to work and prefers to be sitting in the sun without any problems, for now.
Different fables by Aesop were printed in this book, which contains 241 fables. Among them
classic works of this writer. The book is very good for any age as long as one can
read small text with very few images. Some fables are brief, small, but others
that reach the size of the sheet of the book. Many people have commented that it is one of the
best books that contain different and various fables, which are inspiration for writers of
Fables. Many times, Aesop's fables were used with the same structure, the same
problem or situation, but the only thing that changed were the characters, they changed to the
animals. An example would be: 'The crow and the fox' by 'The lamb and the wolf'. Several writers.
ancient both Latins and French, changed the characters of the fables that he wrote.
Aesop.
Aesop wrote these fables in a simple, clear, and direct style, qualities that made
of his fables a literary genre much less dense and complicated than philosophical discourses.
His most famous works are those related to animal life. Most of these
they constitute true treaties of morality in which this writer emphasizes vices
behavioral errors of men. Which people have considered that Aesop and his morals,
makes today's young people who have serious problems due to friendships or vices,
know the consequences and how to resolve and improve their lives. As I mentioned, many authors
They tried to imitate Aesop's style, but only a few have been able to achieve his insight and vision.
realist. Several of his criticisms against tyranny earned him the hatred of some people.
important figures in society, and he accumulated so much resentment that a group of men killed him from the
top of a mountain.
Many of his fables are envied because they cannot obtain what Aesop could.
to convey to its readers in these. The book was a great success, and Aesop's fables are still
in our reading world.
In the fable of 'The Good Man, the False One, and the Monkeys', it is about two men who...
At first glance, you see them and say that none have good or bad intentions, simply.
they are two normal people. Upon arriving at a kingdom inhabited by wild monkeys, the king of these
he asked the two men to give their opinion on his reign. The false man told him that he
he was the greatest king of all the kingdom and is the best ruler that any reign has had
could have. The monkey king rewarded him with great riches, but the other man did not, since
he told him the truth that they were just simple monkeys in the jungle. The king became furious and ordered to
hanging the sincere man. The moral of this story leaves us a valuable lesson: "This way of
The world is unfair; those who love praise never appreciate the truth.
Another fable by Aesop is: 'The enslaved donkey'. It tells the story of a donkey that was free in the jungle, and
saw a donkey grazing, it was a great feast that this donkey was enjoying. However this
The donkey had to work to be able to enjoy its great feast, carrying heavy bundles on its back.
back. And this led the other donkey, who was free, to reflect that great things come when
you start working hard.
This was my report on the book 'Aesop's Fables', with this I conclude my report.
reading about the literary subgenre of fables.
Aesop.