"The Fox and the
Crow" is a traditional version of the fable by Aesop. Although very
little is actually known about the true origins of Aesop's fables, he
has been credited with over 600 of these instructional tales. Subjects
of his morals include gratitude, the deceptiveness of appearances, and
the necessity of thrift.
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard (the fox), and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"Good
day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how
glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must
surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but
one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of the Birds."
The
Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she
opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be
snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I
wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice
for the future ---
MORAL: DO NOT TRUST FLATTERERS."
Do you agree with the moral of the fable? Why or why not?
EXPLAIN in 8 or more sentences.
Yes I agree. I agree because flatterers are clever and sneaky or just very kind and polite. Such as in the story when the fox was complimenting the crow the crow was thinking how awesome and great himself is when the fox already has this plan worked out of heering the crows '' amazing'' singing voice then when the crow opens its mouth the cheese will fall. Also when we were talking in class about mean girls when the girl complimented on somegirls bracelet then went to her friends and said it was the ugliest thing she has ever seen. So it made the girl that got the comliment feel special and think how nice the girl is that said said it is. While the complimentor wasn't for rela
ReplyDeleteI agree with the moral of the fable and I do believe to never trust flatterers. I wouldn’t trust flatterers because they are sneaky. They try to bribe you and antagonize you to do what they want. I think the moral is right because in the story the fox tells the crow that you have a beautiful voice which she doesn’t because she is a crow. Also by telling the crow she had a beautiful voice he was able to have the crow start to sing and she dropped the piece of cheese and the fox stole it. Flatterers use you to get what they want. They lie and steal. Flatterers are not very nice people or animals. A flatterer is like a raven they do whatever they can, to get food. Flatterers are manipulative people and shouldn’t do what they do. There are a million types of flatterers in the world and you just have to ignore and not give into to them.
ReplyDeleteI Agree with this. People who try to flatter you usually want something. Like if you wanted to borrow money from your parents you would flatter them. You would sy some thing like you look nice today. It automatically makes you feel better. Then they ask you and feeling good they would let them have it. Also flatters are cunning and sneaky this is their way of getting what they want. This is why never trust flatters.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the moral because more times than not, poeple will comlement you and not actually mean it. There could be times where its a family member or a friend and they say something like "oh you're so pretty." and of corse they mean it because they're poeple who you're close to, but take every typical teenage movie for example, one girl would comlement another and then go behind her back and talk about how she didn't mean it. People do it all the time either to get something they want like in the Fox and the Crow, but other time people could just be doing to laugh at you later. Which is the harsh reality of "flatterers."
ReplyDeleteI mostly agree with the moral, and think that you shouldn't always trust flatterers. Many people who compliment, and flatter other people are just trying to bring you up so that they can tear you right back down. Sometimes people flatter other people so that they can get on peoples good side, but later just use them to get what they want. Flatterers usually want something from someone and so they are trying to get the other person in a good mood before they ask for a favor. Many flatterers, like the fox, are sneaky and manipulative, and they only care about themselves and getting what they want, so they use flattery to help them. The majority of flatterers are just trying to use you, and are complimenting people for the wrong reasons, but some flatterers are very nice people, and and are using flattery to cheer you up or boost your self esteem, and are flattering you because they care about you.
ReplyDeleteYes, because sometimes people just give you compliments just so they don't hate you. They want to try to be nice to people so they just give them random compliments. People should give compliments but only when they mean it. The fox obviously didn't mean anything he said to the crow. He just wanted the cheese so he did anything he could to get it. He was flattering the crow and it made the crow feel good. Flatterers can be sneaky and make you think something but not have it really be true. It's one thing if you are flattering someone and you really mean it, but it's another when you don't mean it at all. Sometimes you can trust flatterers though because people really do mean what they say and they aren't lying to you. You can normally tell when people are lying or if they aren't. I'm sure everyone has been flattering in their lives and you can tell if someone really means it. If you're friend gives your compliment, you pretty much know that they mean it because they are your friend.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this fable,to never trust flattered. You can never tell when someone is really flattering you or not. It could be a sneaky way of getting something from you just like how the fox took the cheese. The fox was fake flattering the bird because all he wanted was the cheese;he never really cared about the bird. Yes, there are also nice flattered but you can never really know if they mean what they say. For instance if you wanted something from someone you would flatter them and then get what you want. You should never give into the flatters that have been said to you because they maybe trying go get you into something bad.
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