Aesop's Fables was written by Aesop in ancient Greece. He is a legend. What he wrote was the criticism, enlightenment and lessons of a phenomenon in life.
Let's take some fables that you are most familiar with as examples.
The fable "Wolf and Lamb" tells that the wolf wants to eat the lamb and argues with the lamb in various ways. Exposed the darkness of society at that time.
As a result of the fable "tortoise and rabbit race", everyone knows that the tortoise won. Thanks to his unremitting efforts, he won the victory. The rabbit is arrogant. If you underestimate others, you always think you are the best. In fact, it is good to have confidence, but don't be too confident, because that is not confidence, but pride.
What impressed me most was the story Coward. He told a story about a man who was timid and had poor living conditions, but was greedy for money and always wanted to get something for nothing.
One day, he went up the mountain to cut wood. Tired, I went home with firewood on my back On a path at the foot of the mountain, he saw a golden lion. He didn't dare to touch it, thinking: Is it alive or a statue? The lion did not move or make a sound. It must be a statue. God gave it to me. Seeing that I am so poor, I want to sell it at a good price.
He looked around to make sure there was no one, so he grabbed the lion's front paws and back paws, but it was too heavy to lift. He seems to be very clever, thinking: many hands make light work? I want to go back and let my family move with me. Afterwards, he ran home.
By the time he called all the men, women and children in the family, the golden lion had disappeared.
He told people that they must be decisive and not delay. Otherwise, everything will be terrible. There is a saying that "efficiency is money". Pay attention to efficiency. If things go slowly, nothing can be done well. This is called "nothing".
The man who broke the idol is the most interesting story I think. Let's listen to it.
There was a poor man who worked as a groom in a big family. This family is very rich. He asked his master: how can I get rich?
The master thinks this problem is very complicated, like a math problem that can never be solved, but he seems to understand very well: "As long as you buy an idol and put it at home, you can become rich." The groom bought it.
After a few days, the rich began to eat, drink, gamble and spend all their money. But he hid a lot of gold coins in the idol before he died.
He was dying, so he called his son to his side and said, "You don't want to sell the gods, you'd rather not sell them."
The son thought his father was talking nonsense and didn't take it seriously. But he's broke. This idol was the only valuable idol in the family, so I sold it to the groom.
The groom left him at home. A year later, he is still not rich. In a rage, the groom threw the idol. At this time, all the gold coins came out. He said angrily, "when I respect you, you pretend." I beat you down, and then you know how to help me. "
Truth: If you want to make a fortune, you must work hard and earn money with your own hands and brain, so that you can make a fortune, and you can't rely on others.
I also want to tell you a story-Donkeys and Horses. In ancient times, there was always a war in a country, so people had to keep a war horse at home and prepare to ride it during the war.
A young man has a very good war horse and an ordinary donkey. This war horse eats well every day. Moreover, donkeys don't do heavy work every day, and they don't eat as well as war horses.
The donkey didn't understand, so he asked the horse, why do you eat well and don't have to work? And I'm tired every day? "
"I don't know why my master is so kind to me, but I know that every donkey has to do heavy work." The donkey said nothing.
In a few days, there will be another war. The battlefield is close to the young man's house, and the young man rides a horse to fight.
The donkey ran to see it. He saw everyone fighting. At this time, its owner was hacked to death, and the horse was very sad beside it. The enemy couldn't see the past and hacked the horse to death.
When the donkey came home, it was very sad. Knowing why the master was so kind to the horse, he let it go.
Behind the comfortable life, there will always be danger, and the price is really too high, while the busy life seems hard but stable.
Isn't this story too interesting? Do you want to listen to another song? Then I will tell a story about a shepherd and a donkey.
A shepherd was hunting when he found a little wolf. Seeing that it is pitiful, take it home and raise it with the dog. When they grow up, they take care of these sheep.
One day, a wolf came and took away a sheep at night. The wolf went after it, but the sheep had been killed. It ate it with the wolf. Only then did it find that mutton was so delicious.
When he got home, he didn't want to eat anything. Another day, the wolf came to steal the sheep, and the domestic wolf pretended to chase the wolf and ran out to eat the sheep with the wild wolf.
When the wild wolf didn't come for several days, the wolf brought the sheep to eat with the dog. All this was seen by the shepherd, and he killed the wolf the next day.
People can't believe evil things. There is a saying that a leopard cannot change his spots. That's true.
Reflections on Aesop's Fables
Eagles, cave birds and shepherds
The eagle flew down from the high cliff and took a lamb.
The cave bird was shocked by this scene and wanted to imitate it. So he flew down from the air and landed on the back of a ram. However, after he put his paw into the wool, it got entangled in the wool, and no matter how he flapped his wings, he couldn't fly.
The shepherd saw it and knew what had happened, so he ran to catch the snow bird and pulled out the powerful feathers on the cave bird's wings.
In the evening, the shepherd takes the cave bird back to his children. The children asked what kind of bird it was, and the shepherd replied; "I know he is a cave bird, but he wants to be an eagle himself."
A stone in the temple of Apollo in ancient Greece is engraved with a wise motto "Know yourself". Only by recognizing yourself can we achieve a successful life. However, in real life, there are many people who want to achieve the eagle's career, even though they only have the ability of cave birds. That's ridiculous! I have come into contact with many parents who have candidates. They say that their children are ambitious and don't go to a school, but they don't pay enough attention to it. In the end, he is often rejected by a school he thinks. There are also many college students who have just graduated and assigned to work in the unit. They are in their prime of life, with shiny diplomas, and they are very conceited, but after working for a period of time, they are far from those old comrades. There is an old saying in China that "it is easier to see flowers than to embroider them". While cultivating the external image, we should first strengthen the internal quality!
Blind obedience is unacceptable. The blind obedience of China people is particularly serious. Often a person looks up at the sky at the beginning, and the last group of people will look up at the sky. In the early 1990s, there was an upsurge of doing business in the sea, and some employees, including some government personnel, company employees and even school teachers, were also involved in the tide of doing business in the sea. In recent years, there has been a stock market fever in China, and everyone wants to make a big profit. However, after experiencing the turmoil of 530 last year and the stock market downturn some time ago, many new investors' eyes are bright. Do things for your own reasons, not everyone else is doing them. It is important to learn to think rationally!
Know Yourself —— Reading Aesop's Fables (2)
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Aesop's fables fascinate me. The story in the book is short, pithy and interesting, so it has become something at my bedside. It can be said that reading fables is my last homework before going to bed every day.
Today, I want to tell you the story of eagle, cave bird and shepherd. After reading it, I was deeply touched and benefited a lot.
The eagle flew down from the high cliff and took a lamb.
The cave bird was stunned by the sight and wanted to imitate it. So he flew down from the air and landed on the back of a ram. However, after he put his paw into the wool, it got entangled in the wool, and no matter how he flapped his wings, he couldn't fly.
The shepherd saw it and knew what had happened, so he ran to catch the cave bird and cut off the strong feathers on its wings.
In the evening, the shepherd takes the cave bird back to his children. The children asked what kind of bird it was, and the shepherd replied, "I know he is a cave bird, but he wants to be an eagle himself."
This story shows that no matter what you do, you should know yourself, keep a clear head and don't act blindly. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive and even lead to adverse consequences and become the laughing stock of others.
During the Warring States Period, Zhao Kuo, the son of the famous Zhao She, taught himself The Art of War and pretended to be a strategist. With no practical experience, he lost himself under Qin Jun's flattery, and also blinded the prince of Zhao at that time. The prince of Zhao was desperate to persuade, even Zhao She's will, to let Zhao Kuo lead Zhao and fight in Changping instead of Lian Po. As a result, 400,000 Zhao troops were buried alive, leaving an eternal joke of "an armchair strategist". From this perspective, we can't realize the harm that self brings to people!
While knowing ourselves, we are required not to follow blindly, but to make scientific judgments and forecasts of various situations. The blind obedience of China people is particularly serious. Often a person looks up at the sky at the beginning, and the last group of people will look up at the sky. In the early 1990s, there was an upsurge of doing business in the sea, and some government officials, company employees and even school teachers were also involved in the tide of doing business. In recent years, there has been a stock market fever in China, and everyone wants to make a big profit. However, after experiencing the current stock market downturn, many investors have polished their eyes. You should do things for your own reasons, not because everyone else is doing it. It is important to learn to think rationally!
It is quite common that you can't know yourself clearly in education. Some parents often have unrealistic fantasies about their children, so they pull out the seedlings to encourage them. As a result, they get twice the result with half the effort, leaving behind one case after another of educational failure. From the French pianist Richard? After clayderman's Wonderful Music for Alice became popular in China, many parents bought pianos and hired teachers for their children, hoping that their children would become pianists in the future. So set goals for children, at what time and at what level. Strong pressure deprived the children of their happiness. I still clearly remember a report I read before. A mother left her 12-year-old son alone in the room to practice the piano. When she noticed that the piano was interrupted, she looked at the child's room outside the door. To her great shock, her son was cutting his finger with a knife and kept blaming himself: how could I be so stupid?
Diligence is a good training, and diligence is a reward from heaven. . . I have no objection to this truth. But personally, I think it is not enough to be an outstanding talent in a certain field, but also talented. Imagine if Liu Xiang was allowed to practice weightlifting and Zhan Xugang was allowed to practice 1 100 meter hurdles. Even if they train hard, I'm afraid they can't even become national players.
We should set up blogs, join circles and post posts, with the purpose of exchanging ideas, expressing opinions, recording feelings and improving writing level. If you think that you have won a few essence posts and ask yourself to write such ancient poems, such modern poems as Xu Zhimo and Dai Wangshu, such essays as Yu, and such comments as Xinhua Daily, it is obviously not a wise choice for most people.
Knowing yourself is a necessary quality for a successful person. Otherwise, this sentence will not be engraved on the ancient Greek stone pillars as a motto to guide all living beings.
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Aesop's Prophecy is a good book because it explains profound truth in simple words. I remember a fable: a fox passed under the grape trellis and saw jadeite agate grapes hanging on it. The fox immediately shed saliva. He tried to pick some with his toes, but he couldn't reach them. He moved a stone to step on, but he still couldn't reach it. The fox had no choice but to leave, thinking, "The grapes must be sour." He comforted himself.
This prediction is familiar to everyone. Its name is: Fox and Grape. The implication of this prophecy, as well as the fox itself, has a far-reaching impact on Chinese and western cultures. Especially in the modern culture of China, "sour grapes" have become synonymous with jealousy and self-consolation. This wonderful story comes from Aesop, a humorous and wise fable writer.
I'm sure you will like this book. You might as well open it in the sunset, and then the magical world will be displayed before your eyes: weak mice can also save strong lions; Strong hounds will also be defeated by thin foxes; The stupid donkey also became a sentry; The timid rabbit also became a messenger; Kind farmers and proud peacocks ... these vivid images open your fantasy kingdom. At this time, you should thank Aesop, the owner of the dream.
Aesop's fables are wonderful and are the windows to the soul.
Aesop's Fables is one of my favorite books. I like all these fables. Among them, I think the most interesting story is the fox and the old goat.
The story goes like this: once, the fox accidentally fell into the well. Seeing the old goat coming, the fox tricked the goat into the well and jumped out of the well on the goat's back. The fox failed to keep his promise. Instead of saving the goat, he said to the goat, "Hello, friend! If your mind is as perfect as your beard, you won't jump blindly before you see the exit clearly. "
After reading this story, I thought: No matter what you do, you should consider the result of the matter first, and then do it. In other words, you can't blindly listen to others. If you do it blindly without considering the result, you will be easily deceived. If it is serious, it will be very dangerous. There are many people with different opinions in the world. You can't just listen to them. There are still many bad guys who cheat people with sweet words, so it is even more important to recognize the true face of such people and be on guard at all times, or you will regret it.
Reflections on Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables is a treasure in ancient Greek literature, which has been fondled for thousands of years with its unique wisdom and artistic charm. Indeed, that's why I chose this one among many famous books.
Every story in the book has a profound meaning-yes, this is the characteristic of fable, fable-and this literary genre reached its peak with Aesop's brushwork.
Most stories reflect life experiences and extraordinary wisdom. Some stories teach people to think comprehensively-two frogs; Others explained that you can't go against nature and do things reluctantly-"turtle eagle"; There is also a high-speed that we can't make empirical mistakes-"donkey carrying salt" and so on.
Of all the stories, I think the most convincing one is the short-sighted thrush.
This story tells that a beautiful thrush eats the fruit of Myrtle tree every autumn. One year, when the fruit on the myrtle tree was not ripe, the winter bird ran to the myrtle tree every day to sing: "A beautiful life is coming, how happy my heart is, looking forward to the time when flowers bloom there." In this way, the thrush sings every day. A hunter found it and waited there. The fruit bears, and the thrush comes to eat it all day every day. Finally, the hunter tied it with a stick. It sang again: "Myrtle's fruit is so sweet, but it is you who hurt me, because I was so greedy for your incomparable sweetness that I lost my life ..."
The meaning of this story is, don't be too greedy for something, it will ruin your life. Be far-sighted, not short-sighted like a thrush. Myrtle's fruit is delicious, but when you don't even know the danger, it means that death is not far from you.