For week three's reading, I chose Aesop's Fables (Jacobs). I chose this for a couple reasons. First, most of the language was easy to understand and comprehend, along with an exciting plot. Second, I have always heard about Aesop's Fables in school, but I have never read any of them. And third, they involve animals, so who wouldn't enjoy reading them?
The story Androcles and the Lion had one of the most exciting plots out of the stories. Basically, it was about an escaped slave who came across the injured lion. At first, he was cautious and did not want to approach the lion. But when he realized it was safe, he then approached the lion. He found out that the lion had an injured paw; there was a large thorn wedged inside of it. To summarize, the slave took care of the lion and they became friends. Then, the slave was captured, and his punishment was to be put in the lion's pen and mauled. But when the lion approached him, he realized it was his friend, so he began licking him. The Emperor was amazed, so he let both of them go free.
I think this is a really good story because as it mentions, gratitude is the sign of noble souls. This is an important lesson to be learned by so many. The main plot twist in this story was the fact that the slave was caught and he was chosen to be mauled by that lion. If I were to rewrite this story, I would write it from a different point of view. This story was written in third person, but I would like to write it from the slave's point of view. I think this would really humanize the story and add some emotion. I would describe in more detail how the slave felt and bring in some background of his story and why he ran into the injured lion in the first place.
Bibliography:
Aesop's Fables (Jacobs) from The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894); Androcles and the Lion
Image information:
Androcles and the Lion by Joseph Jacobs. Web Source.
The story Androcles and the Lion had one of the most exciting plots out of the stories. Basically, it was about an escaped slave who came across the injured lion. At first, he was cautious and did not want to approach the lion. But when he realized it was safe, he then approached the lion. He found out that the lion had an injured paw; there was a large thorn wedged inside of it. To summarize, the slave took care of the lion and they became friends. Then, the slave was captured, and his punishment was to be put in the lion's pen and mauled. But when the lion approached him, he realized it was his friend, so he began licking him. The Emperor was amazed, so he let both of them go free.
I think this is a really good story because as it mentions, gratitude is the sign of noble souls. This is an important lesson to be learned by so many. The main plot twist in this story was the fact that the slave was caught and he was chosen to be mauled by that lion. If I were to rewrite this story, I would write it from a different point of view. This story was written in third person, but I would like to write it from the slave's point of view. I think this would really humanize the story and add some emotion. I would describe in more detail how the slave felt and bring in some background of his story and why he ran into the injured lion in the first place.
Bibliography:
Aesop's Fables (Jacobs) from The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894); Androcles and the Lion
Image information:
Androcles and the Lion by Joseph Jacobs. Web Source.
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