"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.
I agree with the moral. You cant trust many flatterers. They all only want something. Like in The Fox and the Crow the fox only wanted the Crow's cheese. So he complimented him to make him feel good about himself when he really wasn't only to make him loose his cheese in the end. Flatterers don't ever actually mean what they say. Like if someone told another person they liked their shirt and then turned to their friends and said that was the worst shirt I've ever seen, they were obviously being sarcastic just to get a laugh out of their friends. Also Flatterers can be really creepy. Like if your walking down the street and a random old man say Oh what nice eyes you have! You can not trust Flatterers.
ReplyDeleteBefore I even get into the moral of the story there is one thing I would like to point out. We never heard the advice the fox was going to give in the future. I for one am interested in it. It could be great and worth way more than a piece of cheese. But I do think the moral is correct. You should not trust flatters. They usually only want something from you, are joking and making fun of you or, are creeps. The crow though should have wised up though. Saying she has a beautiful voice. Come on, how stupid can you be. No one likes to listen to crows. Another thing you can never trust a fox. Read any book with a talking fox and he's always the bad guy. Sneaking, stealing eating chickens or other BIRDS. So why yes I do agree with the moral I believe the crow should have been smarter and not have fallen for the foxes trick.
ReplyDeleteI sorta agree with the moral of the story because flatteres can be trouble makers and you cant alsways trust them because they might just want something fromou just like the cayote did with the eagle.Meanwhile I sorta of dont agree with the moral because I think it depends on the flatere because if its someone or something you trust then maybe you should trust them.You can never really tell if a "Flatterer" means what they say.Sometimes people want to give a fletterer a chance and there are usaully only to endings to that kind of story which is either the flatterer is telling the truth or they lied to you or were sarcastic and youmight loose something.I think it depends on the situation you are in that the moral either is true or not, either you can or cant trust a flatterer.
ReplyDeleteI believe the moral in the fable "The Fox and the Crow" is true in some situations but untrue as well. For example, if somebody you don't really know just comes up to you, flatters you, and being all nice then I don't think you should trust that person. They were probably just trying to get something out of you or trying to be on your good side and might've really been lying about everything they said. In that situation I find the moral "Do not trust flatterers" true. When there's a good friend you have that you spend time with or talk to on a regular basis and this friend compliments you then what they say is probably true. In this case I find the moral untrue because if you're already friends with someone they don't really have anything to gain by complimenting you. Therefore, when your friends flatter you they're are probably being truthful and you them making the moral false. As you can see, the moral "Do not trust flatterers" can be both true and false depending on the situation.
ReplyDeleteI partially agree with the moral. Sometimes flatterers are troublemakers and they can’t always be trusted. A lot of times all they want is something from you because they’re greedy. Exactly like the fox did with the crow. Also, I sort of agree with the moral because it depends on the flatterer and the situation you are in. Also, it depends on if you know you can trust the flatterer. Just like in the story how all that the fox wants is a piece of cheese and he keeps pestering the crow. Until the crow keeps flattering the crow and the crow goes to respond to something the fox said and then drops the piece of cheese.Then the fox just grabs the piece of cheese and runs off. Lastly, I would like to know what the fox was going to give the crow for advice.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the moral. I agree with the moral because sometimes they only say those thing to get something from you. The fox only flatters the crow because he wants the piece of cheese. This proves you should never trust a flatterer. Although sometimes they could just be trying to be nice. Also if you have something you don't want to lose and someone is flattering you, you should keep it safe because they might be trying to get it from you. The crow should've known better. Clearly i agree with the moral “never trust a flatterer”.
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