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• Read the following fable: The Monkey and the Snake One ..., Study notes of English Literature

University of the Philippines Manila (UPM)English Literature

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom.

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•Read the following fable: The Monkey and the Snake
One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had
compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was
quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the
monkey, inflicting on him a mortal wound.
•In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: What is the
theme of this story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe
this?
•ANSWER: The theme of this story is “Don’t be too trusting of others, especially when you
have a reason to distrust them.” In the story, a monkey feels sorry for a cold snake and tries to
make him warm. He was too trusting, though, because he obviously did not believe the snake
would harm him for trying to be helpful. However, the snake’s natural instincts are to kill other
animals; as a result, he kills the monkey despite the monkey’s attempt to save the snake’s life.
This shows me that if you know a person is evil (like the monkey knew the snake was a killer),
you should not trust that person too much. The monkey trusted the snake and ended up dead.
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Read the following fable: The Monkey and the Snake

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had

compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was

quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the

monkey, inflicting on him a mortal wound.

In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: What is the

theme of this story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe

this?

  • ANSWER: The theme of this story is “Don’t be too trusting of others, especially when you have a reason to distrust them.” In the story, a monkey feels sorry for a cold snake and tries to make him warm. He was too trusting, though, because he obviously did not believe the snake would harm him for trying to be helpful. However, the snake’s natural instincts are to kill other animals; as a result, he kills the monkey despite the monkey’s attempt to save the snake’s life. This shows me that if you know a person is evil (like the monkey knew the snake was a killer), you should not trust that person too much. The monkey trusted the snake and ended up dead.

Read the following fable: The Flies and the Honey-Pot

A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been

overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate

greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that

they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were

suffocated.

In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: What is the

theme of this story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe

this?

ANSWER: The theme of this story is “Greed can land you in a sticky situation.” In the story, the flies‘ greed for the honey makes them unaware of their surroundings. As a result, they become trapped by the honey and suffocate to death. This shows me that if you are greedy, like the flies were greedy for the honey, you can forget about important things (like your own safety and comfort) and end up in a situation that hurts you in the end.

Read the following fable: The Oxen and the Axle-Trees

A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of

Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen,

turning round, thus addressed the wheels: “Hullo there! why do you make

so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out.”

In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: What is the

theme of this story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe

this?

  • ANSWER: The theme of this story is “Don’t complain about your circumstances because there are others who are worse off.” In the fable, the axle-trees groan and creak terribly because they are carrying a heavy wagon. Their complaining is so loud, the oxen turn around and admonish them by pointing out that the oxen are, in fact, doing all the work of actually dragging the wagon around, whereas the axel-trees are merely holding the load. This shows me that even when your circumstances are bad, there are always others who are doing more work or who are dealing with more problems. Therefore, you shouldn’t complain.

Read the following fable: The Bundle of Sticks

An old monkey on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some

parting advice. He ordered them to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son:

"Break it." The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the sticks.

The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle," said the father,

"and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he called out to them: "Now, break,"

and each stick was easily broken. "You see my meaning," said their father.

In your writer’s notebook, answer the following questions: What is the theme of this

story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

ANSWER: The theme of this story is “An individual is stronger in a group than when he/she is alone.” In the story, the father monkey teaches his children a lesson by using a bundle of sticks as an example. The sons are able to easily break an individual stick, but they are unable to break the sticks when they are in a bundle. This shows me that people are stronger when they are united as a group than they are when they are by themselves.