The moral for this story is that nothing is as it seems and you should be careful of people and things. Things or people that can seem harmless can actually be more dangerous than they seem.
Monday, March 1, 2010
The wolf in sheep's clothing
A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing; so, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.
The fox and the goat- literature
By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out. A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the Fox what he was doing down there. "Oh, have you not heard?" said the Fox; "there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. Why don't you come down too?" The Goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well. But the Fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well. "Good-bye, friend," said the Fox, "remember next time... 
The moral of this story is to be wary and careful of what you hear and what you do. The goat listened to the fox and instead got doublecrossed. Also, the goat jumped in too quickly without thinking.
The crow and the pitcher
A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the Pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.
The moral for this fable is perseverance and determination. That you should never give up. The crow never gave up and never lost courage and kept on putting pebbles in the pitcher until it reached him. He didn't give up like most people but kept at it and it saved his life.
The fisher and the little fish- literature
It happened that a Fisher, after fishing all day, caught only a little fish. "Pray, let me go, master," said the Fish. "I am much too small for your eating just now. If you put me back into the river I shall soon grow, then you can make a fine meal off me."
"Nay, nay, my little Fish," said the Fisher, "I have you now. I may not catch you hereafter."
The moral of this story is that it is better to have something little than to want something big and not have it. So it means that be happy with what you have. THe fisherman thought that he is lucky to have caught a fish (even if it was small) and if he let the fish go he would have nothing and won''t even catch a fish. Something is better than nothing.
The four oxen and the lion- Literature
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however, they fell a-quarrelling among themselves, and each went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the Lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four.
The entire moral of this fable is that you should stick together and you get nothing accomplished alone. It is like the quote" united we stand divided we fall." United the four oxen survived at fended off the lion. When they fought and ended apart they couldn't do it alone and in the end they all fell and died. It is just like those lego blocks, when you build them up like a tower they stand but as soon as a part comes apart and divides, everything comes tumbling down.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Ask a Geneticist- Science
I learned a lot when I visited these sites. First, I learned that genetic diversity is very important for survival and that is one of the reasons we don't have just one long strand of a chromosome. like if a deadly plague hit the people with the right set of genes would live. I also learned that apes have 48 chromosomes close to our 46. However, most importantly i discovered that different chromosomes contain different genes and that chromosomes vary differently.The largest chromosome is chromosome 1. Scientists fluorescent dyes to help make them distinct. Then the chromosomes can be photographed and arranged on a chart called a karyotype . It can help doctors diagnose diseases. For example, people with autism have to many chromosomes. I also learned that chromosomes can break off and fuse together over years and they are changing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Wooden Bowls- lit
This story is all about how you shuld treat the elderly with care because you will get old someday and you don't want your children to treat you that way. It is about empathy. Imagine yourself in granpa's shoes. It's not his fault he is old, it's life. However, the parents failed to see that and the boy finally knocked them into their senses when he was trying to make a woden bowl for his parents to eat out of when he got older.Just like his parents were treating grandpa. This taught me to be kind and empahtetic to people. Also, treat your parents right when they grow old.
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