Lit: 5 Fables

I think that the maxim/moral of The Wolf in the Sheep's Clothing is that appearances can be misleading and deceiving. By this, I mean that if the poor lamb hadn't thought that the wolf was his mother as it was dressed in her clothing, it wouldn't have ever followed the wolf and been eaten.

Next, I think the moral of The Four Oxen and the Lion is that united we stand and dividing we fall. When the oxen were together, they were able to defend themselves more properly because they could cooperate and work together. But when they had a fight, they separated and then the lion could easily kill them because they were alone and a lot weaker than if they were together.

The maxim of The Fisher and the Little Fish is that you should take what you get and be happy with what you have. In this case, the fisher should be grateful that at least he got one fish, though small, and be happy about it. If he let it go just so he could catch a bigger fish, and then he didn't catch another bigger fish, he would have nothing, not even the little fish, which is why I think the maxim of this story is that you should be happy with what you have.

The moral of The Crow and the Pitcher is that where there's a will, there's a way. Instead of giving up when the crow found he could not reach the water, he just kept trying and trying and was very persistent. If he wasn't, he would have probably given up and left, still thirsty. The crow just kept trying until he achieved his goal: to reach the water and drink it, which is why I think where there's a will, there's a way is the moral of the story.

Last but not least, the maxim of The Fox and the Goat is that you should look and think twice before doing something. You should also think and consider your idea before making a quick and hasty decision. If the goat hadn't made such a quick and hasty decision, she would have realized how stupid she was for jumping in a well just because a fox said so.