Fable Fun
In this unit we talked about Aesop's fables, panchatantra and how fables are constructed. I wrote my fable about three animals, a rabbit, a wolf and a squirrel. The rabbit is a trusting and forgetful sort that can't understand that some friends are not real. The wolf is a deceitful, sneaky predator that takes advantage of the young rabbit. The last but most important character is the squirrel who cares about the rabbit but can't get him to understand. In the unit we talked about how fables and short stories usually have a symbol that conveys a meaning of some kind. The symbol in this story is a string that once removed reminded the rabbit what it was supposed to mean. Real Friends Aslo is quietly talking with Grey. They are both standing in a large oak tree. This oak tree sits in the middle of a bright creek, bright because of all the shining stones twinkling in the sun or mirroring the moon. The odd pair of a rabbit and a wolf were good friends, often chatting about w