This Aesop' s Fable has a giant oak tree and some reeds disputing over their strength. I narrated the fable and you can listen to it by clicking on the link  The Oak & The Reeds .  The Oak is feeling mighty and invincible because of her size and strength. Thus she pities the slender reeds that "bow their heads" with the slightest breeze, while she stands firm and upright. But the reeds keep their dancing with the wind and do not worry. According to them, they do not bow their heads but they merely bend before the winds so as not to break. And so the reeds manage to survive the strongest blows of the wind. They are left bent but unharmed. Alive. In contrast the giant oak is torn up by her roots and ends up destroyed. The moral lesson of  this fable is that  " Those who adapt to the times will emerge unscathed". It is meant to show that often it is not just the physical power that helps people survive but also their ability to adjust and adapt according to th

 I narrated an Aesop Fable that you can find in the following link  The Bull & The Calf . That is a very short fable talking about the easiness and hastiness in which youth tends to speak and act, without taking into consideration the age and experience of those to whom they address to. Thus the calf, naively, tries to give a lesson to a full grown bull, without taking under consideration his age and size and finally, without thinking. Many of Aesop's Fables deal with the hastiness of people in speaking. The fables emphasize the importance of thinking before one speaks. There is a suitable Greek saying that says "Πριν μιλήσεις, βούτα την γλώσσα σου στο μυαλό σου" that literally means that one should dip their tongue in their brain before they speak. Which means that people should not speak before using their mind, experiences and wisdom to test if what they are saying is useful, helpful, kind, smart. In the fable the full grown bull answers to the calf in a way that i

 I sit by my desk working.  The house is cold, as i try to save on the electricity bill.  I need to fetch some water and so i move. The little bundle on my lap stays there unconcerned of the motion in the beginning. Then it gets up, stretches while still on my lap and finally leaps onto the benchtop. I immediately feel the loss of her warmth. I look at her, pet her and say "Thank you kitty". Thank you for the warmth and love you give to me. Thank you for always being there with me, even when you sit where you are not supposed to, like on my notebook when i' m writing. Thank you for waiting for my return to home and welcoming me with loud meows even before i open the door.  Thank you for sniffing my face and licking my eyelids when i' am laying in bed. Thank you for being naughty and play with the yarn as i try to crochet and play with the rubber band as i try to seal a plastic bag. Thank you for every major or infinitesimal thing you do. Thank you for being. Thank you

 I narrated an Aesop Fable that you can find here The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse . The moral of the fable was "Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty", but i changed it to "Beware of golden cages", as it seemed more fitting to me. Another moral given on other books found on gutenberg.org is "Better a little in safety, than an abundance surrounded by danger.". In any case this fable shows the difference between a Country Mouse and a Town Mouse. The first lives in innocence and has simple delights and security, while the latter leads a luxurious life that is filled hazards and anxiety. The fable shows us the superiority of the delights of a private and seemingly poor life compared to a public, lustful, noisy, fast and dangerous life. This fable reminds me of the Greek saying " οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ" which means that plenty does not mean good. And so the splendour and luxury of the town mouse's l