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The fable that I chose to read was The Plane Tree. In this fable, two travelers stop to rest under a shade tree. They scoff at the tree, commenting that it is a plane, fruitless tree, indicating they find it to be worthless. The tree reminds them that they did stop to rest under it's abundant shade. The fable concludes by commenting that we often do not recognize our own blessings.

-The expectation for living that I would relate to this fable is Expectation 1: We value each other as unique and special individuals. The travelers needed to look deeper than the fruitless branches to realize the value of the tree.

-The Life Principle that this fable relates to is humility. The travelers needed to humble themselves in order to realize the blessings before them.

-The quote that this fable relates to is:

“Every mind is different; and the more it is unfolded, the more pronounced is that difference.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, and poet. The travelers needed to look further into the tree to value its uniqueness.

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The fable I chose to read was Belling the Cat. In this fable the mice decide it is a great idea to put a bell on the cat to solve the problem of being attacked by the cat. However one mouse stands up to say that they did not think of how risky it will be to actually put the bell on the cat.

The expectation here is "We will help one another whenever possible." The older wise mouse spoke up to help the community use common sense before acting.

This speaks to the Life principle of common sense. The mice were lucky to have someone remind them to think and use better judgement before acting on their plan.

The quote that this relates to is “Before you act, listen.
Before you read, think.
Before you spend, earn.
Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive.
Before you quit, try.”

―Ernst Hemmingway

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I read the fable "The Stag and His Reflection". This fable tells the story of a stag who sees his reflection of his beautiful antlers, but does not like his wobbly legs. The stag then has to run from a panther, but his antlers get caught in a tree and the panther gets him.

Expectation of Living:

We will value one another as unique and special individuals. I chose this because instead of the stag always tearing himself down, he should value his uniqueness.

Life Principle:

Fortitude. Even though the stag thought he had wobbly legs, he made sure to use them to his best ability when he knew he was in danger.

Quote:

"A man who cannot tolerate small ills can never accomplish great things." -Chinese Proverb. The stag needed to recognize his uniqueness but instead looked at them as intolerable.

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I read the fable, “The Lion and The Mouse”. This fable tells a story of a lion who catches a mouse in his paw. The mouse pleads for his life and promises to repay the lion’s kindness someday. The lion was impressed by his bravery and decided to let him go. Later the Lion gets trapped in a hunter’s net and the mouse comes to rescue him by chewing through the ropes to free him. He was small, but still able to be a great help to someone in need. Likely enemies, but showing kindness and consideration for one another, they ended up becoming friends.

Expectation of Living:

#8 We will practice virtuous living, using the Life Principles. I chose this because the characters displayed several good virtues and life principles. The mouse showed courage, problem-solving, sticking to his word, doing what he said he would do, while the lion showed respect, fairness and friendship.

Life Principle: Caring and Respect. The lion showed trust that the mouse would repay his kindness of letting him go and caring enough to be consider the mouse’s feelings. The mouse in turn cared for the Lion’s safety and the promise he made to him. They both showed each other respect, by showing consideration for others.

“No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.” - Aesop

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The fable I chose was The Wolf and the Crane. The wolf had a bone stuck in his throat and told the crane he would reward him for getting it out. The crane helped him and asked what the reward was and the wolf replied that it was not eating him when he had the chance.

*The expectation here is "We will help one another whenever possible." The crane should have helped without expecting anything in return.

*The wolf was lucky to have the crane help but also shouldn't have offered a reward for the help if he didn't intend to give one. The crane should have offered to help without the expectation of being rewarded.

*"No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind" -Taylor Swift.

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Laura Bennett

I read The Plane Tree. This fable shows two travelers that stop to rest in the shade of the tree. They complain that the tree does not have any use such as bearing fruit. The tree tells them they are are ungrateful and there for the shade, not the fruit.

This fable shows the expectation that we will value one another as unique and special individuals.

The life principal being taught is respect. The travers have a lack of respect for what the tree has to offer.

The quote that relates to this fable is: “What we need to do is learn to respect and embrace our differences until our differences don't make a difference in how we are treated.” - Yolanda King

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The fable that I chose to read was "The Rose and the Butterfly". In this fable the Butterfly and the Rose are lovers, but the Butterfly leaves the Rose and is with other flowers, when the Butterfly returns the Rose is hurt and upset that he lacked "constancy". The Butterfly in return noted all the ways the Rose lacked constancy as well. The moral of the story was "Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself".

The expectation here is Expectation 1: We will value one another as unique and special individuals. If both the Butterfly and the Rose valued one another there would have been some loyalty in their relationship.

The Life Principal this relates to is empathy, forgiveness, and humility.

The quote that this fable relates to is:

"Constancy is the complement of all other human virtues" -unknown

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The fable that i chose to read was the frog and the mouse. in the fable, the mouse went on a advanture on the bank of the pond and the frog was right there and asked the mouse to pay him a visit.the both went on a advanture in the pond. But before going on there advanture the frog tied the mouse's feet to him and off they went.

-the expectation here is " we will help one another whenever possible." The frog tied the mouses feet to his to help him go in th pound.

-This speakes to the life principle of cooperation. The frog and mouse work togather.

-The quote the relates to this fable is:: what we need to do is lean to respect and embrace our differences until our differences dont make a difference on how we are treated.

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The Dog in the Manager

-8 Expectations:

#3 Good Manners

#5 We will help one another whenever possible

#8 Practice virtuous living

-Life Principles:

Temperance, Respect, Propriety, Patience, Empathy

-Quote:

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. -Cato

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Sorry I posted and mistakenly erased my name. Had to repost!

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The Astrologer

This fable told a story of a man who thought he could read the future in the stars. When he thought he saw end of the world coming, he fell into a muddy water hole. The villagers came running to save him and inquired about his efforts to predict the future while failing to see what's right in front of him.

One of the expectations this fable relates to is #5 "We will help one another whenever possible." The villagers came to his rescue and tried to give him advice on how to focus more on the now and less on the future.

One of the life principles displayed here could be friendship. Despite the astrologer being careless, the villagers still showed friendliness by saving the man and helping him to see that he is missing the little things in front of him while worrying about things in the future.

A quote that could be used along with this fable is "Never worry about the future. It comes soon enough" by Albert Einstein. The future is inevitable, so we must be present in the moment.

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The fable that I chose to read was The Cat and the Old Rat. In this fable, a cat derives a plan to appear dead so that the mice would come out and be pounced upon. His plan was successful the first time, causing a few to be killed and the mice to to go in hiding. The Cat then derived a similar plan to entice the others to come out, but a wise Rat encouraged them to not be fooled twice. The wise do not let themselves be tricked a second time!

- The expectation for living that I would relate to this fable to is Expectation 5: We will help each other whenever possible.  Without the help of the wiser Rat, the remaining mice would have met their demise.

-The life principle utilized in this fable would be Common sense and Service. The wise rats service helped the other mice use their common sense to not be fooled again by the same tactics.

The quote that this relates to this fable would be: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.” Stephen King

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8 Expectations

#1 We will value one another

#2 We will not laugh or make fun of

#5 We will help one another

#6 We will recognize every effort and applaud it.

Life Principles

Citizenship, commitment, cooperation, courage, dedication, effort, fortitude, honesty, initiative, justice, perseverance, problem-solving, resiliency, respect, responsibility.

Quote - "Life is not about living the safer option. Life is about living a life worth living". Robert Thier

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I chose to read The Tortoise and The Ducks. In this fable, The Tortoise wants to see the world the way the other animals see it. The Ducks come help him fly so he can see the world, but The Tortoise ends up falling to his death.

The expectation for living is " We will help one another whenever possible." The Ducks saw that The Tortoise needed help, so they helped him.

There are a few life principals showcased in this fable. The Ducks showed compassion, effort, cooperation and friendship in helping The Tortoise.

" We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

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*The fable that I chose is Belling the Cat. In this fable, a group of mice come together to come up with a plan on how to be free of the Cat, who is their enemy. One mouse comes up with the idea that they could put a bell on the Cat so that they can hear when it is coming. However, no one thought about who would be the one to put the bell around the Cat.

*The expectation for living that this fable relates to is Expectation 6: We will recognize every effort and applaud it. In the story, the group of mice rejoice and applaud at the single mouse's idea, since no one had yet come up with that idea.

*The life principle that this fable aligns with is problem-solving. The group of mice came together to deliberate on how to solve their problem: freeing themselves from the Cat.

*The quote that I felt aligns with the fable is "Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well, wisest of all." - Persian Proverb

In the fable, the mice not only have to think of an idea, but they have to plan on how to achieve it. Finally, they have to execute the plan.

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I read The Dog and His Reflection. The expectations I saw represented in this story were 1,3, and 8. Some of the life principles that were evident were citizenship, common sense, humility, and integrity. A quote to go with this story is, Contentment makes poor men rich, discontentment makes rich men poor.

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The fable I chose to read about was Belling the Cat. This fable was about how a group of mice decide to take action on how to better life with out fear of the cat. So during there plans to figure out what to do one mouse had a great idea to put a bell around the cat to alert them when danger is near.

I believe the expectation here is Service and to help one another whenever possible they are taking a different way to help each other.

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The fable I chose is the The Monkey and The Camel. The Monkey is chosen to dance for the King and his company. This makes the Camel jealous, so he pushes through the crowd to dance and get the attention. He does a bad job and is run out of the celebration and into the desert where he is eventually eaten by the company. This story shows why the following expectations for living and life principles are a good idea and the smart choice.

-Expectation for living #1 We will value one another as unique and special individuals. The Camel should recognize that the Monkey can have his talents and that The Camel may have different ones.

-Expectation for living #4 We will cheer each other to success. It is okay to let others shine and we should encourage them and be happy for them.

-Life Principles: Friendship, Humility, Integrity, Loyalty, Patience, Propriety, and Self-Discipline.

Quote: "Don't be envious, be inspired."

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The fable I chose to read was The Rat & The Elephant. In this fable, a great procession of the King was making its way down the same road a rat was walking. With a rat's bad reputation and small size, he stayed out of sight. Once the procession got closer, the rat could not understand what was so grand about an elephant and began to speak poorly of the elephant and how everyone would forget how grand the elephant was if he were to run out. As the rat was speaking, the cat spotted the rat and he quickly realized who the grandest one is.

I relate Expectation number one to this fable. The rat did not value the elephant as a unique and special individual.

Humility is the life principle that came to mind. One must not speak or believe too highly of themselves in comparison to others, without thinking of another's background.

The quote that is relatable in this fable is: A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great

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The fable that I chose to read was "The Lion and The Mouse." This fable was about a mouse who was spared by a lion, who then in returns helps the lion. The lion did not think the mouse could ever help if he was in need, but the lion was proven wrong. The mouse indeed helped the lion when he was in need of help.

The Eight Expectation that was evident for me was number 3: we will help one another whenever possible. The lion decided to help the mouse by not eating him, and the mouse helped the lion by getting him out of the trap.

The life principles that are evident are: commitment, compassion, courtesy, forgiveness, friendship, honesty, and service.

"A kindness is never wasted." - unknown

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A story of two different pots, one made of brass and the other of clay. Brass Pot wanted to go out into the world with Earthen Pot. Earthen decline, unsure and worried he would break.

Brass Pot encourage Earthen Pot to not let that stop him from going out. If there is any danger, Brass Pot will protect Earthen Pot by put himself in front of the danger to protect Earthen Pot from shattering. While Brass Pot did his best to protect Earthen Pot, he was made of clay and flew into a thousand pieces. "Equals make the best friends."

The Two Pots used the expectations for encouragement to do the best, and sort of valued the Earthen Pot's uniqueness. He didn't make fun of Earthen and cheered him to try.

They used compassion, courage, courtesy, effort, empathy,

Espirt De Corps, flexibility, fortitude, friendship, humility, initiative, loyalty, optimism, patience, perseverance, resiliency, respect, self-disipline, service, and sincerity.

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Town Mouse and Country Mouse: The fable shows how to find value in the life you live and not always wanting to be someone else or have someone else's life. I love how country mouse appreciated that Town Mouse enjoyed thier live and it was okay to still enjoy their life and appreciate the differences.

#1: Vauling the uniqueness of others.

#3: Good manners even if the activity or food isn't your favorite.

Life Principles: Respect, Value

Quote:

"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness". - Ola Joseph

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I read The Peacock. This fable tells readers about a peacock who was granted beautiful feathers. Others were envious of him due to them thinking he had something they did not. Then, the peacock saw an eagle flying above him, and he was envious of the eagle's ability to fly.

The expectation that tags along here is valuing others based on their specific skill set. No two people work in the same way, you must remain positive and work together to accomplish your tasks.

The quote this relates to is "Envy is the art of counthing another's blessings instead of your own." -Harold Coffin

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I chose to read The Plane Tree.

#1 and #5 .... Life Principles of humility and service

The two travelers did not realize and value the worth and purpose of the tree. They basically made the tree feel useless by commenting that it could bear no fruit.

The tree ,however, continued to provide "shade" for anyone who stopped. Helping anyone in need of rest and comfort without expecting anything in return.

The quote that relates is on manners-

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." -Emily Post, American author

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I read the fable "The Sticks". In this, it mentions a father who had a family of sons. He was upset because all they do is argue. One day it got so bad that the father asked the boys to go out and find a bundle of sticks. He asks them to try and break the bundle- nobody can. Then, he takes apart the bundle and gives them each a stick and asks again- they are all able to break it. He explains to them the importance of the analogy that they are stronger together.

Expectation:

#5 We will help one another whenever possible. I think this expectation fits perfectly with the message of the fable. It highlights the importance of being kind and working together. The sons need to focus on being helpful to each other, rather than competing.

Life Principle: I chose the life principle of cooperation for this fable. The father hoped to emphasize the importance of the brothers working together, and cooperation is so important for that to happen. If the sons are able to show cooperation in caring for one another, they will be stronger.

Quote:

Family is not an important thing, it's everything: Family can be the foundation of our lives, a source of unconditional love and support, and a compass that guides us.