Reading notes: Aesop's Fables (English), Part A

For this week's reading, I chose to read Aesop's fables in their English version, because I enjoyed reading Aesop's fables earlier in the semester.

One of the ones I found particularly funny and interesting was the one in which a cat who falls in love with a man begs Venus to turn her into a woman so that she and the man can wed. Unfortunately, when a mouse appeared running down the wedding aisle, she took off chasing him — nature's instincts were just too much for her to fight.

I would love to retell that story from the perspective of an unwitting wedding guest who didn't know the bride was once a cat, or maybe even write excerpts from the guestbook of that wedding after people would awkwardly leave after the bride left her groom at the altar for a mouse.

Another story I would be interested in rewriting would be the one where the greedy person cuts open a goose who lays golden eggs, only to find nothing inside. It's kind of childish stupidity that would lead someone to think this is a good idea, so it might be helpful to tell from a child's perspective, like they were telling a parent about their mistake.

Cat chasing mouse. Photo source: Flickr

Bibliography: Aesop's Fables (English) by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Web source: Class blog