2.  An ass, having put on the Lion's skin, roamed about in the forest and amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he met in his wanderings. At last coming upon a Fox, he tried to frighten him also, but the Fox no sooner heard the sound of his voice than he exclaimed, "I might possibly have been frightened myself, if I had not heard your bray."  Moral: Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away

3.  A boy put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts (hazlenuts). He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the pitcher. Unwilling to lose his filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A bystander said to him, "Be satisfied with half the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand." Do not attempt too much at once.

4.  A lion, a fox, and an ass went out hunting together. They had soon taken a large booty, which the lion requested the ass to divide between them. The ass divided it all into three equal parts, and modestly begged the others to take their choice; at which the lion, bursting with fury, sprang upon the ass and tore him to pieces. Then, glaring at the fox, he bade him make a fresh division. The fox gathered almost the whole in one great heap for the lion’s share, leaving only the smallest possible morsel for himself. “My dear friend,” said the lion, “how did you get the knack of it so well?” The fox replied, “Me? Oh, I took a lesson from the ass.”

5.  a short literary composition in prose or verse, conveying a universal cautionary or moral truth  Most famous fables are written by Aesop, a Greek who lived in the 6 th Century B.C.

6.  expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work  Fables give a moral or teach a lesson  The moral is usually summed up at the end of the story

7.  It is wise to turn circumstances to good account.  Like will draw like.  In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.  The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.  Don’t make much ado about nothing.  If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.  Pleasure bought with pains, hurts.  Change of habit cannot alter Nature.  The value is in the worth, not in the number.  Harm seek, harm find.

8.  Usually uses animals as main characters  Animals are given the attributes of human beings (personification) EXAMPLE: The sneaky fox made off with all of the rabbit’s gold.

9.  2-3 characters (at least one being animal)  Dialogue  Plot conflict  Moral (written out at the end of the fable)  2-3 paragraphs long

10. Group 1: Pleasure bought with pains, hurts. Group 6: Harm seek, harm find. Group 5: The value is in the worth, not in the number. Group 4: Change of habit cannot alter Nature. Group 3: Don’t make much ado about nothing. Group 2: If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.