Prepared by: Florence Cardinal
Posted on: Sun, 16 Sep 2001
Reposted, revised, on: June 11, 2006
We've all heard the old sayings, like the
ones from
Aesop's fables, or maybe from the Bible or Shakespeare. Things like
"Slow and Steady Wins the Race," or
"Do Unto Others as You would Have Them Do Unto You," or "Parting is
such sweet
sorrow." Most of these are based on a story or a parable that
illustrates the
saying.
For this week's exercise, take one of your favorite sayings and, in 300
to 400 words, write your own story to illustrate the point. End with
the saying so we
know what you were trying to show us.
If you want examples of more of these sayings, you'll find a lot of
Aesop's fables here: http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/ Or
Shakespeare here:
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/
Remember: 300 to 400 words.
Florence Cardinal's wrap-up
Posted on: Sun, 23 Sep 2001
This has been a busy week - a great week,
with so many
subs and critiques.
Great subs, by the way. Most of you chose well-known sayings - A stitch
in
time saves nine, Look before you leap, Don't air your dirty linen, etc.
but
I was pleased to see some lesser known ones as well - even one from the
Zulu
people and a Chinese saying I had never heard.
I think this exercise goes to illustrate
two things -
First, stories are
everywhere. Almost any sentence, whether it's an old saying, a quote
from
your favorite book, or just something you hear on the street - can
spawn a
story.
Second - Every story carries a moral, a
theme, a
premise. In some cases,
this moral is very obvious, as in most of the stories you submitted
this
week. In other stories, it's less obvious, but it's there.
All in all, a good week and a great body
of work from
everyone. Well done.
Florence
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