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Book Title
Aesop’s Fables
Fable Title
The Fowler and the Ringdove
Author
Re-written for children by Barbara Sanders
Summary
In this fable, a man goes into the woods with the intent to shoot an animal with his bow and arrow. On the way he steps on a snake and the snake bites him. As the poison goes through him, he realizes that he is dying and that it’s his own fault because of his ill intent toward the animals.
Moral
If you go out looking to cause trouble, you will get into trouble.
Analyze Author Craft
This fable has a great moral, although it may be a bit vague to some. The lesson is clear, and the story is simple. It is one that many children can relate to. It would be very easy for a child to relate the moral to a situation that they may have experienced in their own lives (although not as severe).
Favorite Part
My favorite part of this fable is when the man acknowledges his own fault in his actions. Although there is nothing that he can do to change them, he recognized how his own actions led to his fate.