The first story, "The Fox and the Cat" reminded me to an extent of one of Aesop's Fables, albeit with a slightly more gruesome ending. Right from the bat, you get a sense of these two characters' personalities: the cat is the humble, curious creature, while the fox is cunning yet cocky. This attitude comes back to bite the fox when he is captured by the dogs, all while the cat is comfortably sitting up in a tree. I felt like the story was trying to convey some kind of moral, like they're trying to demonstrate the flaws of arrogance. One story in particular that really stood out to me was "The Duration of Life". I thought the Grimm Brothers did an incredible job at personifying the stages of human life through animals. The donkey's lifetime represents the working life of the human, while the dog represents their time in retirement and the monkey's life represents their older life. You also find out a lot about the Grimm Brothers themselves; their faith is clearly represented in this story as well as their perspective on mankind. That's not something I can particularly replicate, but I think the story itself is one I could definitely play with. Overall, this was definitely one of my favorite reading units of the semester. The stories were easy to follow yet so descriptive at the same time, and the plots were all very interesting.
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| God granting Man more life in "The Duration of Life". |
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