The other night, I was browsing at Barnes and Noble when I was drawn in by one of their summer reading tables, was tempted, and I picked up a copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray. While checking out I was informed that Barnes and Noble classics are buy two, get a third free. Being that these books are at a good price point I decided that I would give in and pick up a few more. I chose The Wasteland, and Aesop's Fables.
I chose Aesop's Fables because I thought it would be fun/interesting to examine a fable a week and discuss what it means and how it may apply to the current day. Each fable is, at most, two paragraphs. They're very short, so they're perfect bite-sized stories for our consumption.
Is there any interest? Do you think it would be interesting to post in the Village Square, or just keep here?
I will go ahead and post the first one, and see what we can drum up:
The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach. So he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."
I chose Aesop's Fables because I thought it would be fun/interesting to examine a fable a week and discuss what it means and how it may apply to the current day. Each fable is, at most, two paragraphs. They're very short, so they're perfect bite-sized stories for our consumption.
Is there any interest? Do you think it would be interesting to post in the Village Square, or just keep here?
I will go ahead and post the first one, and see what we can drum up:
The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach. So he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour."
Thoughts?