Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables: The Lion

Out of all the stories discussed, the one (or collection of stories) I liked the most was Aesop's fables. There were four different fables, each with a lesson at the end, and I liked how concise they were, while still being able to tell a story and teach something.

These fables all come from The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894) Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables: The Lion

• The Lion's Share
• I was confused as to where this story was going at first, and it definitely had a lesson that I was not expecting
• I do think that even though the fable was written years ago, it still echoes the balances of power and inequalities present today.
• Androcles and the Lion
• This story was much more wholesome, and I enjoyed reading it
• The Lion and the Statue
• This story was very representative of media bias today
• I love how relevant the fables still are
• The Lion in Love
• This story made me sad, because the humans completely played the lion for a fool

Overall, I liked how the lion was used in a variety of ways, not the normal beast we usually think of it as.

Aesop's Lion