Ten Classic Fables and Their Morals
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ScribdTranslationsThe Fox and the Grapes
Once upon a time there was a fox that had gone almost a week without
to eat, he had very bad luck, they used to steal his
the traps and the chicken coop he found had a guard dog
very attentive and a fast master in responding with the shotgun.
She was certainly dying of hunger when she found
wild grapevines from which some succulent ones hung
clusters of golden grapes, under the vine there were some
stones, as if protecting them.—Finally, my
luck,—he thought, licking his lips—, they look very sweet.
began to play, trying to reach them, but he felt very weak, his jumps became
The clusters were too high and I couldn't reach them. So he said:—
Why waste time and effort, I don't want them, they are not ripe.
But it turns out that if the fox had climbed the rocks standing on two legs
Had the legs reached the clusters, this time doña lacked some cunning.
Bitch, it seems that hunger is not letting her think.
Moral:
One must strive to achieve what they desire, but first considering what it is.
what we want and how to achieve it, lest we start jumping around
when what we need is to stretch ourselves, and we waste time and effort.
FABLE OF THE FLUTE PLAYING DONKEY
This little fable, whether it ends well or badly, has just happened to me.
coincidence. Near some meadows that are in my place,
A little donkey happened by chance. He found a flute among them,
that a young boy accidentally left behind. He approached
He killed the said animal and let out a snort by chance.
In the flute, the air had to seep in, and the flute sounded
coincidence. "Oh!" said the donkey. "How well I can play! And
They will say that ass music is bad!
There are donkeys that once guess by chance.
Moral:
Without rules of art, whoever succeeds in something does so by chance.
THE EAGLE, THE CROW, AND THE SHEPHERD
Launching from a peak, an eagle swooped down to grab a
little lamb.
A raven saw it and trying to imitate the eagle, it
threw over a ram, but so badly
knowledge in the art that its claws became entangled
in the wool, and flapping its wings to the maximum did not succeed
let go.
Seeing what was happening, the shepherd grabbed the raven and cut the tips of its
Alas, he took it away from his children.
His children asked him what kind of bird that was, and he told them:
- Para mí, sólo es un cuervo; pero él, se cree águila.
Moral
Put your effort and dedication into what you are really prepared for, not into what
it's not your place.
THE FOX AND THE PANTHER
The fox and the panther were disputing another day about their
beauty.
The panther particularly praised the specials.
painted on their skin.
Then the fox replied saying:
I consider myself much more beautiful, not because of the appearance of my body,
but rather by my spirit!
Moral
The qualities of the spirit are preferable to those of the body.
THE LION AND THE COWHERD
A herdsman who was grazing a herd of oxen lost a calf.
He searched for him, wandering the surroundings without finding him. Then
he promised Zeus to sacrifice a kid if he found out who did it
had stolen.
Entró de inmediato al bosque y vio a un león comiéndose al
calf. He raised his hands to the sky in terror, shouting:
Oh glorious Zeus, I promised to sacrifice a goat to you if I found the
thief; but now I promise to sacrifice a bull if I manage not to fall into the clutches
of the thief!
Moral
When you seek a solution, keep in mind that upon finding it, this in turn
it can become the next problem.
THE GOOD LION KING
There was a lion that was not angry, nor cruel, nor violent, but
treatable and fair like a good creature, who came to be the king.
Under his reign, a general meeting of the animals was held
to apologize and receive mutual satisfaction: the wolf made peace
the lamb, the panther to the camel, the tiger to the deer, the fox to the
hare, etc.
The shy hare then said:
I have ardently longed to see this day arrive, so that the weak may be
respected with justice by the strongest.
And immediately he ran as best as he could.
Moral
When justice is practiced in a State, the humble can live in peace...
but they should not abide.
THE LION, THE FOX AND THE MOUSE
A lion was sleeping peacefully when
a little mouse started to run on its
body.
The lion woke up and moved in all directions.
directions looking to see who it was
intruder that bothered him.
A fox was watching him, and criticized him for
to believe that I was afraid of a simple
mouse, being a true gentleman lion.
-- It's not fear of the little mouse -- said the lion --, but rather I was surprised that there was
an animal that would have the courage to trample the body of a sleeping lion.
Moral
Never stop taking care of yourself, not even in the smallest things, no matter how insignificant they may be.
THE CRICKET AND THE ANT
It was a summer day and an ant was walking through the field collecting grains of
wheat and other cereals to have something to eat in
winter. A cicada saw it and was surprised that it was
so laborious and that I would work when others
animals, without getting tired, dedicated themselves to resting.
The ant, for the moment, said nothing; but, when
winter arrived and the rain spoiled the hay, the cicada,
hungry, went to meet the ant to ask her
that she would share some of her food. Then, she replied: "Grasshopper, if you had
worked then, when I was striving and you were criticizing me, now you would not lack
food.
Moral:
Each one must learn to answer for their own conduct.
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Some little mice, playing carelessly in a meadow,
they woke up a lion that was peacefully sleeping at the foot of a
tree. The beast, suddenly rising, caught between its
claws to the boldest of the gang.
The little mouse, beset by terror, promised the lion that if he
I would use my life to serve him; and although this
The promise made him laugh, the lion eventually let him go. Time
afterwards, the beast fell into the traps that a hunter had set for it
stretched out and how, despite its strength, it could not free itself, thundered through the jungle with its
furious roars.
The little mouse, upon hearing it, hurried over and broke the nets with its sharp teeth.
In this way, the little ex-prisoner fulfilled his promise and saved the life of the
king of the animals.
The lion seriously contemplated the favor he had just received and promised to be in
forward more generous.
Moral
In changes of fortune, the powerful need the help of the weak.
THE HEN AND THE DIAMOND
A hen, while scratching through the trash with its feet,
found a gemstone. Surprised to see it in
that filthy place, he said to her: - How could you, the most coveted
of the riches, are you thus humiliated among dung? Another
luck would have been yours if the hand of a jeweler had you
I would have found in this place, undoubtedly unworthy of you. The
jeweler, with his skill and his art, would have given greater splendor to your shine; in
I change, unable to do it, I cannot remedy your sad fate. I leave you where
you are, because you are of no use to me.
Moral:
Science and wisdom are worth nothing to the foolish and the ignorant.