Foolishness In Gables

When people hear the term foolishness, they think of something comical and laughable. However, foolishness is more than that. The word foolishness can be defined by Oxford Dictionary as, a lack of good sense or judgment or stupidity. While this is true, we see these characteristics of foolishness in Fables read this semester. Foolishness can be portrayed as living for the moment, being deceitful or dishonest, and lacking common sense.
First, foolishness can be portrayed as living for the moment. In fables, living for the moment plays a major role in the characters’ lives. Take for example “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” The Ant is a hardworking and wise character, who saves food for the winter. The grasshopper is a lazy character that lives for the moment, rather than saving food for the winter. Another example is “The Frog and the Well.” One of the frogs is careless and lives for the moment by moving into a well without thinking of future options. The other frog is much smarter than the other frog and advice's his friend to think before he leaps into a deep well. Clearly, Foolishness can be portrayed as living for the moment. …show more content…
In other words, the animals in the fables can be deceitful or lying. Take for example “Mercury and the Woodman.” In this fable the Woodman’s friend lied to Mercury about losing his axe in the lake, so he could get a golden axe. But Mercury knew the Woodman’s friend was lying and punished his friend by not getting his originally axe. Another example is “The Fox and the Crow.” The fox is dishonest by lying to the Crow telling her that she was beautiful and had a nice voice. Through the fox’s deceitfulness he made the crow drop her cheese and took it. It is clear that foolishness can be deceitful or dishonest in