Summary of fable by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Fable
The Mountain and the Squirrel
"The Fable" is a didactic work -- and also a cheerful rhyming poem that can be discussed with a classroom of students, from elementary school on up to adulthood. The context: an argument between mountain and squirrel.
We get a sense that the mountain is feeling superior to the little squirrel. But is the squirrel in the poem disturbed by being less grand that a mountain? No, the squirrel notes that it takes many different things to make up a whole (a "year" or "sphere"). This little animal recognizes that "talents differ" and concludes with the thought that the mountain can't do a basic task that squirrels do: crack a nut.
We might ask youngsters: What else can the squirrel do that the mountain can't? What can they themselves do that a mountain can't? Students might extend the theme by making up another argument between two entities, one large and one small.
The poem is often described as humorous. Emerson uses language cleverly to show a squirrel-centric viewpoint: "...I'll not deny you make a very pretty squirrel track." This line subordinates the mountain to the squirrel, making it sound matter-of-fact that a mountain be thought of as a squirrel track.
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Answer:
Fable" is a poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A "fable" is a short tale to teach a lesson. A "prig" is someone who is self-righteous. In this tale, Emerson tells us to not judge others and try to understand that people unlike us also have qualities that we don't have. For example, the mountain may be able to carry forrests on his back but he can't crack a nut like a squirrel.
"Fable" is written as one stanza with 19 lines. The rhyme scheme is AABCBDDEEFFGHHIJKJK. As you can see, not all the lines rhyme. This is Emerson's way to put importance on a line and change the rhythm to change emotion.