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FABLES FOR LIFE

FABLES FOR LIFE

Ann Ariel A.

Volume-1

2007-2013

http://annariel.com/

Fables for Life

Author: Ann AriEl A.

First Edition: September 2013

Price: $ 5.66

This book is a work of fiction. All characters in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

To My Readers

Writing fables was a breeze and it gave me freedom of thought to use supernatural beings like humans.

I am glad as always to present you this little book of my fables.

I thank all my readers, publishers, critics, and well-wishers.

Happy Reading!

Love,

Ann AriEl A.

http://annariel.com/

1. The Rose and the Violet

Once in a beautiful garden, lived a Rose and a Violet, who had never seen one another, claimed themselves to be the best friends of the time.

The Rose would praise the Violet that it is a sweet scented heavenly flower, and the Violet would in turn praise that the Rose is the most benevolent of all.

They lived praising one another with pleasant flatteries, and each one claimed that their love was divine.

One fine day, the rose pot was kept near the bush due to some yard work, and the Rose was overjoyed that it would get a chance to see the Violet.

It peeped around and called for the Violet, which answered immediately, and enquired who it was.

The Rose was startled on seeing the Violet and revealed its identity.

Both of them seemed to have contempt for one another; for, reality was far away from their expectations and imagination.

“I thought,” said the Rose, “that you were the most beautiful flower on earth.”

The Violet in turn said, “I too thought you would be harmless, but you never said you have terrifying thorns like a monster.”

They were not wise enough to accept the truth.

They loved their imagination than themselves, which they once claimed to be great love.Their quarrel did not end till they withered from their stalks.

Moral: True Love has no Expectations.

Glossary:

Scent-a smell; odor; a distinctive odor that is pleasant

Benevolent-doing or inclined to do good; intending or showing kindness; charitable

Flattery-excessive or insincere praise

Divine- emanating from God; supremely great, good, etc.

Enquire- inquire about, have a wish or desire to know something.

Contempt- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Monster- any plant or animal of abnormal shape or structure, as one greatly malformed or lacking some parts.

Quarrel- an angry dispute, implies heated verbal strife marked by anger and resentment

Withered-to dry up; shrivel; said especially of plants

Stalk- a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or a plant part or plant organ

2. The Kitten and the Candle

Early, on a cold winter morning, a parson hurried to anoint a sick man. One of his kittens slipped out of his warm chamber behind him and was left unseen in the chapel.

After a while, the kitten, being unable to bear the cold, walked towards the altar to pray for the parson’s return.

The proud candle on the altar, weaned itself from burning bright, fearing that the kitten would take it and light the ugly fireplace nearby.

When it was about to put itself out, it heard the kitten pray, “Lord of mercy, please bring back the parson, for, I am dying of cold, and the only light on thy sacred altar is fading out.”

Finally, the kitten wrapped itself with a small piece of cloth under a pew waiting patiently for the parson.Full of remorse, the candle turned bright again.

Moral: Pride will make one loose the glory worthy of it.

Glossary:

Parson-(1) An Anglican minister in charge of a parish. (2) A person authorized to conduct religious worship.

Anointing of the sick-A Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying or a sick person with oil and prays for salvation and also for recovery.

3. The Two Piglets

A Piglet from the wild crushed on a city Piglet at school. She invited the City Piglet on a date and the date went well roaming through the wild eating tubers and enjoying the scenery.

The City Piglet invited his date to his habitat and the Piglet of the wild happily agreed.

Night fell when they reached the city and the Wild Piglet thought it must be heaven looking at the lights, buildings, vehicles and a lot of food.

They then sat beside a ditch and had nice moments delighting in the beauty of the sparkling waters that reflected the moon and the street lights.

They then had a nice swim. The Wild Piglet thought the water had beautiful algae that made it stink. They then slept beside the ditch after a long night awake.

The sun woke them up and the Wild Piglet was shocked to see the dark sewage waters that had rodents running here and there.

She then left graciously as if she enjoyed the evening, not to hurt her date, but never came to the city again.

Moral: Never fall in love with what you cannot live.

Glossary:

Piglet-a small, usually young pig.

4. The Ghost and the Host

A lazy young man who wanted to get rich by easy means entrusted a ghost into his body believing his false promises to get him a treasure.

The ghost used the youth’s body to kill his enemies and left him without notice.The youth got arrested and was sentenced to death.

He was remorseful for being a host to the unfaithful ghost and lamented his days on the death row to his last breath.

Moral: Evil never yields any good.

Glossary:

Remorse- a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past; a feeling of guilt

Lament- to express sorrow, regret, or unhappiness about something

5. The Vulture and the Lion

During the time of drought, a starvedLion was about to pounce on a vulture for a little meal when the Vulture tricked him with pleasant flattery.

The Lion fell for praise and let the vulture go.

The Lion died of starvation in a few days and the Vulture devoured his body with her flock.

Moral: Pleasure never aids survival.

Glossary:

Drought- a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain

Starved- to suffer or die from lack of food ; to suffer extreme hunger

Flattery-excessive or insincere praise

Devoured-to eat up greedily or ravenously

6. The Vampire and the Beauty

A Vampire once lusted on a Beautiful Woman and he confessed his feelings to her, promising to make her immortal like him.

The wise woman asked him some time to cherish in his love while in flesh and he agreed.

Every night, she spoke kind words to him that touched him a lot that he forgot to pursue her to immortality.

One night, she expressed her desire to see her children and grandchildren and for a long life on earth and said she would give up everything for his love.

The Vampire felt remorseful and loved her much that he left her forever.

Moral: Love has the power to break the strongest chains of lust.

7.The Dove and the Ravens

A Beautiful Dove got engaged to a Raven and they were so in love, but the Raven’s ugly mother and sisters got jealous of the Beautiful Dove and bullied her, calling her names, also saying she is ugly, shapeless, desperate, proud, immoral, and ambitious to get a great man.

The Raven being ashamed of his incapable family’s evil behavior, flee into the woods instead of standing up for his beloved.

The virtuous, innocent Dove, believing in the words of her evil inlaws, flew away heartbroken, and sat on a branch across a pond where she saw her reflection for the first time, and to her surprise, she was the most beautiful Dove she had ever seen.

With strength regained, she flew away into a new beginning and married an attractive male of her own kind and lived happily everafter.

Moral: When the Virtuous does not know their value, it paves way for the Evil to walk over them.

Glossary:

Raven- a small wild bird that is related to pigeons

Dove-A dove is a bird that looks like a pigeon, but is smaller and lighter in color.

8.The Lion and the Wild Hog

A Lion decided to abdicate his throne and give it to the Wild Hog who had made him happy with pleasant flattery, wanting to wander in the woods without responsibility.

The Wild Hog, who refused at first, accepted the offer after much persuasion by the Lion.

After Coronation, all the animals of the wild bowed before the Wild Hog when the Lion did not, forgetting he is one of the simple subjects after abdication.

The angry Wild Hog, who was already afraid of a restoration, banished the Lion from the woods.

Unable to fight back what he gave off graciously, the Lion left the jungle for the mountains afar to find a new territory.

Moral: Authority given by will, can never be taken back with honor.

Glossary:

Abdicate-toleave the position of being a king or queen

Banish- to force (someone) to leave a country as punishment

9.The Peacock and the Crane

A Peacock befriended a Crane and met her every morning making his betrothed beautiful mate wait until noon, taking for granted, her desires to dance with him in pleasant mornings.

One day, another Peacock saw the poor sad birdand danced for her, befriended her and made her days happy.

One morning, a Crane that crushed on the Peacock’s friend, warded off the Peacock that he came early to see his poor friend, only to find her dance happily with her new friend.

Unable to confront her at her happiest, he left silently and never returned.

Moral: Greed takes more than it gives.

10. The Eagle and the Snake

A snake escaped an Eagle each time she tried to attack him.

Hence, the Eagle tricked him out of his shelter, declaring peace, inviting him to eat away the rats that threaten her little ones, in her dwelling in the clouds.

The foolish Snake allowed the Eagle to carry him and he dreamed of how soft the clouds would be to glide, and how delicious his rat meal was going to be.

The ambitious Eagle killed him and served him for her little ones as planned.

An enemy is never to be trusted, that too with farfetched promises.

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