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THE FABLES OF AESOP​
WHAT THE MORALS ARE, AND MEAN
What is a Moral?
A moral is a message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. Fables such as Aesop's are prime examples of stories that give readers the opportunity to recognize and express moral questions. The moral of the story may be left to the reader to determine for themselves, or it may be clearly stated in a maxim. A maxim being a short, pithy expression of a general truth or principle.
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Morals and Maxims
An example of a moral being stated in a maxim is at the end of Aesop's fable of, "The Tortoise and the Hare". In the story, a plodding and determined tortoise wins a race against a much faster, yet extremely arrogant hare. The stated moral is, "slow and steady wins the race". However, other morals can be taken from the story itself by the reader. One might say that the moral of the aforementioned story is that arrogance or overconfidence in one's abilities may lead to failure or the loss of a challenge or contest.
Revealance in Literature
In literature, Aesop's fables are the most prolific sources of stories with morals. One way that Aesop reveals the morals in his stories is by using stock characters, conveying the moral of the story by eliminating complex personalities and depicting the message clearly through the interactions between these basic stock characters.
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MORALS
By Faith Hildebrand
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Aesop's stories are short, witty, and get straight to the point. They appeal to many, and it is for this reason that these fables have been used to pass morals down from generation to generation for many, many years. When done right, storytelling can entertain the ears as well as educate the soul.