Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables: The Lion

Caption: The Lion of Fables

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Aesop's Fables: The Lion

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The thing I like the most about an Aesop Fable is not the moral that comes at the end of the story but rather how the story seems to just appear. They need no more background than a simple sentence of introduction and the story begins as if it was always there. 

The stories are also shorter, but they convey a large message. Every word in an Aesop Fable is necessary and meaningful. There is very little fluff.

I also like that the characters come with a distinguishable personality. The personalities are divulged in such a way that it is clear who the foe/sly/victor/passerby is.