Pick a fable, and use it as your inspiration. Write a story with the same moral (lesson) but make it a story about people. Change it enough that it is not simply a retelling of the exact fables except for the substitution of human main characters.
So . . .
The Crow and the Pitcher can't be people trying to inventively get to water
The Tortoise and the Hare can't be about people running a foot race.
The Frogs Who Desired a King can't be about people wanting a King
The Goose that Laid a Golden Egg can't be about cutting an animal open to try to find treasure.
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- Minimal dialogue is acceptable (but you must to punctuate correctly)
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1. The Crow and the Pitcher
The story
When happening across a pitcher of water out in the wilderness, a thirsty Crow believes that his troubles are over. To the parched bird’s dismay, however, there’s so little water in the vessel that his tiny beak is too short to reach the life-saving liquid within. Ever the industrious and quick-witted sort, the Crow begins to collect as many stones as he can carry and drops them into the pitcher until the water has risen enough for him to drink.
The moral
Necessity is the mother of invention.
2. The Tortoise and the Hare
The story
Tired of the Hare making fun of his plodding and pondering pace, a Tortoise finally has enough and challenges him to a race. The Hare agrees to the contest and promptly bolts off towards the finish line in the distance. So far ahead does the Rabbit find himself, that he decides he has enough time for a rest. There’s no way the Tortoise could possibly catch him now!
As the Hare lay fast asleep, however, the Tortoise continues to make steady progress, one slow step at a time, eventually passing the Hare to win the race. Before the Hare realises what’s happening, and despite his vain attempts to catch up, it’s too late. The Tortoise has won!
The moral
Slow and steady wins the race!
3. The Frogs Who Desired a King
The story
Saddened that they had no one to rule over them, a band of Frogs send a convoy to the god Jupiter to ask for a King. Jupiter, none too keen on their request, hurled a log into the pool where the Frogs lived and ordered that the log should be their King. The huge splash terrifies the Frogs and they scuttle into the deepest parts of the pool.
After a while, when they discovered the log posed no threat, they gradually began to venture to the surface again, and, eventually, growing more brave, began to sit on the log itself.
Insulted by Jupiter’s offering, the Frogs send another request that the inactive Log King be taken away. In response, Jupiter sends a Stork to rule over the Frogs. The new Stork King promptly catches and eats the fleeing amphibians in no time at all!
The moral
When you seek to change your condition, be sure that you can better it.
4. The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
The story
A classic cautionary tale about a countryman and his wife who owned a magical Goose which laid a glittering golden egg every day. But, aside from considering themselves very fortunate to own such a rare bird, they also began to wonder just how much gold the Goose might have stored inside it.
So, foolishly, they cut open the Goose which swiftly ended the poor bird’s life. Unsurprisingly, and to their disappointment, they discovered that the inside of the bird was like any other and no gold was to be found. In killing the poor Goose, they had deprived themselves of their fortune.
The moral
Too much greed will lead to great loss.
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