Reading Notes: Aesop Winter, Part A

Here are notes on some of my favorite stories in the Aesop Winter Unit, Part A.

The Wolf and The Kid
-The Billy Goat gets separated from his flock, and a wolf encounters the little goat alone, by himself
-The little goat tricks the wolf and the wolf has to run away before he gets caught by the goat's family

The Tortoise and the Ducks
-The Tortoise was sad because he was a curious fellow and was unable to see the world
-Two ducks agreed to take him fly him around to explore and while flying the Tortoise fell to his death

The Plane Tree
-Two travelers sat under a large tree and complained as to how useless this tree was since is did not bear fruit
-Though the travelers were forgetting that tree was acting as a source of cool shade for the travelers; they did not appreciate the little things

The Farmer and the Stork
-Guests were welcome on the farm until the farmer noticed that he was being taken advantage of and that his generosity was allowing the Cranes steal from him
-He captures a Stork and the Stork begs to be released and explains that he is innocent, but the farmer doesn't care. He ignores the Stork's request because even though the Stork did not steal the Stork was involved and friends with the group of Cranes who were the thieves
-He was guilty by association
"Guilty". Web Source: flickr.



The Aesop for Children, with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919).

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