[Read more…] about The Trumpeter Taken PrisonerWords may be deeds. Taken prisoner, a trumpeter pled for life based on not doing battle. But the call to battle was his undoing.
Words may be deeds.
The Swallow and Other Birds
[Read more…] about The Swallow and Other BirdsDestroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. A Swallow was warned to eat all sown hemp seeds else they grow up; the fibers woven into a net.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
The Bat, Birds, and The Beasts
[Read more…] about The Bat, Birds, and The BeastsA Bat could not choose sides in a potential war. When peace came, neither side would accept him.
He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.
The Quack Frog
[Read more…] about The Quack FrogA Frog proclaimed himself a physician. A Fox asked the Frog how he can cure others when he can’t cure his own wrinkled appearance.
Physician, heal thyself.
The Cocks and The Partridge
[Read more…] about The Cocks and The PartridgeA Partridge put in with gamecocks watched them fight and worried for his safety. Not to worry he found out as game cocks fight each other all the time.
Some people quarrel just for the sake of quarreling.
The North Wind and The Sun
[Read more…] about The North Wind and The SunThe wind and the sun bet on which can force a man to remove a coat. The sun wins.
Kindness effects more than severity.