Lessons come to life
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A. Fox, played by Laura Carroll, right, lectures Grasshopper, played by Walter Bondurant, about his feckless ways now that winter has arrived as part of “Aesop and Friends,” opening tonight at Averett University as part of a three-show run.
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By Staff
Published: October 2, 2008
| The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer’s day, a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. “Why not come and chat with me,” said the Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling in that way?” “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the Ant, “and recommend you to do the same.” “Why bother about winter?” said the Grasshopper. “We have got plenty of food at present.” But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came, the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. —From http://www.aesopfables.com |
Aesop, a Greek sage and former slave, offered life lessons and a moral code of sorts to all who heard his folk fables.
From “The Tortoise and the Hare” (slow and steady wins the race), to “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” his stories included reflections on the human condition and offered tips on how to live a moral, responsible life.
This weekend, Averett University will celebrate five of Aesop’s most famous fables in “Aesop and Friends,” part of the university’s Theatre for Young People series.
| Fable fact: The term “sour grapes” is from the Aesop fable “The Fox and the Grapes.” |
Written by Gene Kozlowski, a former professor at Western Illinois University, the show explores “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” “The Fox and the Crow,” “The Two Stubborn
Goats,” “The Fox and the Grapes” and “The Tortoise and the Hare,” bringing them to life through costumed characters and wittydialogue.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday in Averett’s Pritchett Auditorium.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors, and are available at the door or in advance by calling the box office at (434) 791-5712.
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