The Dog and His Reflection
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of bone and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another bone, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the bone fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen again.
Moral of Aesops Fable: Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow
The Hare and the Frogs
The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know where to go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. One day they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake hard by, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the water. “Truly,” said one of the Hares, “things are not so bad as they seem:
Moral of Aesops Fable: There is always someone worse off than yourself
I would probably not exist if it wasn’t for this man. Today I wanted to draw one of my heroes. there are many photos of The Dr. but I feel his mug shot was the most powerful. Its a great symbol for standing up for what you believe in. It also shows how unjust our nation was and in many cases still is. attached to this illustration is a link to the letter he wrote while in jail. Please take a moment to read it.http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
