Week 4 Reading Diary: Persian Tales

I think this story is very interesting because it is told from the perspective of animals; more specifically goats and a wolf. This story incorporates a very important life lesson not to take any shortcuts in life; by taking shortcuts the wolf ends up getting all of his teeth pulled out. It is funny how the wolf not only took shortcuts that led to his downfall, but also gorged himself on too much water and could not jump over the stream resulting in him falling in and ultimately being defeated by the goat. Just as I expected, this Persian tale displays some very important morals in life that can apply to anyone. It shows how taking the easier way and being lazy ends up in downfall. If you want to succeed in life, you must take the more difficult path and constantly push yourself for success. The wolf thought he was smart in the beginning by painting his foot red to fool the younger goats, but in the end he was defeated by their mother because he was lazy and took shortcuts. In college especially, I have learned that success does not come easy. Perseverance and determination are needed in order to achieve any final goals. By not taking any shortcuts or being lazy, the mother goat ended up saving all her babies and returning home after defeating the foolish wolf who thought he could outsmart the goats.

(Mother Goat: Source)

These thoughts were accumulated during reading The Wolf and the Goat, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer.