Do you remember being a child in school and learning lessons about morals? Learning right from wrong, the good from the bad. The reasons why you should treat people the way you want to be treated. Even though many of these moral stories were written ages ago, the lessons learned remain the same. Maybe the fables I will present to you, you have heard before, and maybe not. Either way, I believe if we taught more of these fables to the children of today, we would see a better world. I’m just saying.
Here are three fables that were written in an ancient world, that still have their original meanings, today. And they still teach the same lessons. As a child, I can remember reading Aesop’s fables and studying their meanings. I was so intrigued with Aesop’s ability to interpret life and issue out directives, I began to rewrite some of his fables. I gave them somewhat of a remix and added a little of flavor from today. Just so, the youth can relate to them like I did when I was young.
1.) Mohammed and his camel.
Mohammed drove a camel and carried plenty trips,
He often wished he had the money to spend it on ships.
Then one day while making way he asked his camel, ‘Hey,
Up the hill or down the hill. You prefer which way?’
The camel smirked and he said, ‘Come on Mo. Use your head.
What’s wrong with going through the forest instead?’
The moral of the story. Do not ask obvious questions.
2.) A dog and a dove.
A dog chased a dove, and snatched it up quick
And walked around with it like he was too slick.
He soon passed a bush, with one more dove
And thought, ‘One more dove, I sure would love’.
He jumped in the bush for dove number two
And noticed yet a third dove, too.
Then his first dove got loose and away
And all three took off together that day.
Now dog has no dove, no dinner tonight
Cuz he got greedy and chased another dove in flight.
The moral of the story. A bird in the hand beats two in the bush.
3.) Two friendly frogs.
Two frogs hung out in the same pool
One frog to the other, I’m cooler than you.
I have an idea, since the pool is all dry
Let’s get up and go to the other side.
As they hopped along and passed by a well
They thought of taking a dip for a quick spell.
They looked and they lept, And the closer they get
Frog one says ‘Wait a minute, don’t take another step.’
‘If we go down in this well, this could be it
We could get stuck, this could be our last dip.’
So they stopped and they pondered and came up with this
Careful is the best plan of action for this.
The moral of the story. Do nothing without a regard to the consequences.
Children’s formative years are the most important years. The bible says ‘train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.’ These formative years are the years in which children are shaped into the type of people that they will be during their adult years. If we get back to teaching Aesop’s fables to our children, this world can be a better place. I can recall how fun it was learning about Aesop’s fables and even more fun practicing what I had learned. It is most important that we instill positive influence into our children’s well-being during the early stage in their lives to avoid problems in their later years. Simple lessons learned from moral stories such as Aesop’s fables are key to raising great men and women for our future. Start teaching your child how to be a better person! Read them Aesop’s fables.
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