The Bull & The Calf - Summary and Analysis

The Bull & The Calf - Summary and Analysis | Aesop Fables

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.

The Bull & The Calf by Aesop Aesop Fables

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 is not disrespectful and a way that comes with age and wisdom. He says “I knew that way, before you were born.”, meaning that what the calf is saying is a very well known thing to the bull as he has been himself a calf ages ago and his present difficulty has only got to do with objective difficulties that cannot be overcome and not with ignorance on the subject at hand.

Who died? The Mystery of Hodja's Mourning | The facetious stories of Nasr-en-Din Hodja

HIS MOURNING is a witty short story of Nasreddin Hodja (or simply Nasreddin , or Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) a character in the folklore of the Eastern world. The story belongs to a collection called "The facetious stories of Nasr-en-Din Hodja". The book, at least in Greek, belongs to the public domain and you can find it here . And now let’s move on to the translation of the story and then to summary and analysis. I put side by side the English text as I translated it and the Greek one from the book, for the Greek enthusiasts! HIS MOURNING One day, Nasr-en-Din Hodja wore a grieving gown, and walked down to the marketplace. As soon as his friends saw him, they ran anxiously to him, and they cried out: - Life to thee! Who died? Hodja answered: - My son's father is dead, and I am in mourning. ΤΟ ΠΕΝΘΟΣ ΤΟΥ ...

The Mice in Council - Summary and Analysis | Aesop Fables

I narrated an Aesop Fable. You can find it here by pressing the link The Mice in Council . The moral lesson is " It is one thing to say that something should be done, but it is quite a different matter to actually do it.". Many things appear feasible when speculating, but are found to be impracticable after some thinking. Also one should not act, not before thinking at least, on the urges of people who present themselves as leaders urging others to do things that they themselves wouldn' t do. Those that judge that this or that should be done, will appear ridiculous when the question "who will do it" is asked and so t he moral lesson of this fable could also be "let those who propose, be willing to perform". The Fable: Once upon a time all the mice met together in council and discussed the best means of securing themselves against the attacks of the cat. After several suggestions had been debated, a mouse of some standing and experience got up and s...

The Frogs & The Ox: A Tale of Vanity and Authenticity | Summary and Analysis | Aesop Fables

Summary : In this fable, we find an Ox who accidentally squashes a young Frog while taking a sip from a reedy pool. The wise old Frog, intrigued by the incident, asks about the reason behind the little one's sudden disappearance. The other Frogs paint a picture of the Ox as a gigantic monster, and the old Frog, keen to show her own size, puffs herself up. However, as the young Frogs insist that the monster was even larger, she continues to inflate until she bursts. Moral Lesson & Analysis: The primary moral lesson is: “Pride is all good and well, but don’t think yourself bigger than you are.” The old Frog's vanity and desire to seem bigger than she truly was ultimately led to her downfall. This story serves as a valuable lesson against excessive pride and self-deception. In addition to this moral lesson, we can explore another perspective. The fable sheds light on the folly of comparing oneself to others. The old Frog's attempt to measure up to the Ox's size ...

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