Please be sure to read the GUIDELINES, either online at www.rantoul.lib.il.us/Aesopfablescontest.html
or pick up a copy at the Children's Desk in the Library. (Or read on...)
For ideas, check out Aesop's Fables website at www.aesopfables.com --
about 1/2 way down the index list, there is a link to "Selected fables" -- or check out the longer lists divided into four parts. These fables are really very short--something like a "summary" which is what you need to answer question #1. I suggest that you pick your fable, then find another source (print or online) to read a longer version. This will help you answer the 2nd and 3rd questions.
Don't know the questions? Here they are:
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State the title of the fable and summarize it in your own words; do not repeat the entire fable.
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Tell why you think the author chose the particular animals for this fable and how the choice of animal helps tell the moral or lesson. For example, why choose a Lion and a Fox in “The Old Lion and the Fox.”
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Give an example from life where you might learn such a lesson.
That's it! Now hurry and turn in those essays so you can be eligible for the prizes!
