which do you like better?
explain why if you like....
2007-03-19 16:39:43 · 7 answers · asked by pmsquishy 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Brother Grimm, they are the stories everyone grew up with. I must say that after reading the original versions that these were not stories intended for children.
2007-03-19 17:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by ~angie~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grimm Fables
2016-12-12 12:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can compare the two.
Aesop's fables were written for adults; they are enlightening
and didactic.
The brothers Grimm tales were written for children.
I liked very much all of Aesops fables which I read..
I know only vaguely a few Grimm Stories.
2007-03-20 04:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Fred W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grimm, because the stories are longer and have more resonance. Aesop's fables were short tales to illustrate moral lessons. I do think of them a lot in certain situations, like the fox and the grapes (he can't reach them, so he says they're probably sour; this salves his pride) but the Grimm tales are the ones that get to your core. Part of that is time to develop characters and a sense of place, but another part is that these were folk tales, oral history passed down because the elements of the story meant something to the teller. The fables are literary constructs, following a formula with one end in mind: to teach you something.
Plus in the Grimm tales, you can argue forever about the symbolism of this or that!
2007-03-20 00:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by princessmikey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brothers Grimm! I love their stories, so much darker than Disney will ever be. Try reading the Grimm's original version of Cinderella. Bloody stuff.
2007-03-19 17:24:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find Aesop fascinating, the Brothers Grimm mostly only entertaining.
What men translate as "fables" by Aesop really are "allegories"--the use of animal figures to example categories or human traits human traits--the grasshopper who devours everything now and the ant who carries food to a storehouse, and eats what he needs, etc. This sort of story is difficult to achieve and I suggest also rewards one during several readings; its lessons are applicable to human behavior forever and rather profound.
2007-03-19 18:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think they are 2 different concepts.
the brothers grimm gives you fairy tales. modern versions of which gives happy endings you wish will happen to you.. :P
the fables gives us in bits and pieces important lessons in life that we should not take for granted
2007-03-20 00:29:09 · answer #7 · answered by battgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋