ChildrenChildrens Literatures LiteratureChapter 2 Chapter 2 Aesops FablesAesops Fables . . The country mouse and the city mouseThe country mouse and the city mousecompare the traditional compare the traditional version of “The country version of “The country mouse and the city mousemouse and the city mouse and the play versionand the play versionpossible new wpossible new wo ordsrdsread and discuss the read and discuss the feature of each versionfeature of each version The fable vThe fable version:ersion:it is one of the original it is one of the original version of this fable.version of this fable. It It contain a short narrative that contain a short narrative that seeks to illustrate a hidden seeks to illustrate a hidden message. It use animals as part message. It use animals as part of the narrative yet the of the narrative yet the message is designed to apply to message is designed to apply to humans. It has a moral.humans. It has a moral.a plain story, no much a plain story, no much description and dialogue, many description and dialogue, many compound sentences. And there compound sentences. And there are many new words.are many new words.The play vThe play version:ersion:shortshort dialogue dialogue onomatopoeia onomatopoeia .n nu.mtu.mtupiupi . . childrens language is childrens language is useused.d.But it is not proper for But it is not proper for preschool English class, preschool English class, because it is too long and because it is too long and the language should be the language should be simplified.simplified.Suggestion:Suggestion:we can simplify the we can simplify the languagelanguageabstract the interesting abstract the interesting and the core part of the and the core part of the play.play.The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the finish line and could not run up in time to save the race. Identify the work.Identify the work.Why did Hare lost the race?Why did Hare lost the race?What is the central theme of What is the central theme of this work? this work?Slow and steady wins the raceSlow and steady wins the raceSlow and steady wins the raceSlow and steady wins the race. . . . The Spirit disappears into the pond for a few minutes and comes out with a shiny ax.Identify the work.Identify the work.How many characters are there in this How many characters are there in this work? work? who are they? who are they?What is the moral of this What is the moral of this work? work?The Golden Ax (The Honest Woodcutter) The Golden Ax (The Honest Woodcutter) The Golden Ax (The Honest Woodcutter) The Golden Ax (The Honest Woodcutter) HonestHonestHonestHonestWhenever a man lies, it is for a good and Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of honorable reason, and for the benefit of honorable reason, and for the benefit of honorable reason, and for the benefit of others. others. others. others. Even foolishness is sometimes rewarded Even foolishness is sometimes rewarded Even foolishness is sometimes rewarded Even foolishness is sometimes rewarded with useful gifts. with useful gifts. with useful gifts. with useful gifts. The father and son tie the donkeys legs a pole and carry it together on their shoulders.Identify the work.Paraphrase “tie the donkeys legs a poleWhat is the moral of this work?its difficult to make everyone feel satisfiedHouses and trees toppled over, the mountains Houses and trees toppled over, the mountains trembled, rocks rolled into the sea, the sky was trembled, rocks rolled into the sea, the sky was pitch black, and it thundered and lightened, and pitch black, and it thundered and lightened, and the sea came in with black waves as high as the sea came in with black waves as high as church-towers and mountains, and all with crests church-towers and mountains, and all with crests of white foam at the top.of white foam at the top. Then he cried, but could Then he cried, but could not hear his own words,not hear his own words, flounder,flounder, flounder in the sea, flounder in the sea, come, I pray thee, here to me. come, I pray thee, here to me. For my wife, good ilsabil, For my wife, good ilsabil, wills not as Id have her willwills not as Id have her will. .Well, what does she want, now, said the flounder. Well, what does she want, now, said the flounder. Alas, said he, she wants to be like unto God. Go to Alas, said he, she wants to be like unto God. Go to her, and you will find her back again in the pig-stye. her, and you will find her back again in the pig-stye. And there they are still living to this day.And there they are still living to this day. Identify the work.Identify the work.What doesWhat does the weather the weather symbolize?symbolize?Who is the Who is the flounderflounder? ?What does the sentence What does the sentence wills wills not as Id have her will not as Id have her will mean? mean?A fisherman and his wifeA fisherman and his wifeA fisherman and his wifeA fisherman and his wifeThe weather symbolizes the anger of The weather symbolizes the anger of The weather symbolizes the anger of The weather symbolizes the anger of the flthe flthe flthe flo ounderunderunderunder. .The flounder is a enchanted princeThe flounder is a enchanted princeThe flounder is a enchanted princeThe flounder is a enchanted prince She changed her will again, which She changed her will again, which She changed her will again, which She changed her will again, which is not my will.is not my will.is not my will.is not my will.