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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
STD-5 ENGLISH LITERATURE
CHAPTER-9- A FABLE
MIND MAP:
Once upon a time an artist placed
The house cat of the artist
one of his sculpture in a manner
was overwhelmed to see his
that it was reflected in the mirror
master’s intelligent art work.
kept in the room.
The cat who was admired by all his
friends, shared about the amazing picture
and its reflection with them. All his friends
were astonished to know about such
amazing thing.
The Donkey got the first chance and then None of them could realize that they
followed by the bear.But, to their stood between the mirror and the
disappointment they could only see their picture.
own reflection and thought that another
animal is present inside the mirror, the
hole in the wall.Both of them blamed each
other and the cat for telling the lie.
They were followed by the cow, the tiger, the
leopard, the lion and the camel. But all repeated
the same mistake and thus failed to see the
reflection in the mirror.
The elephant was furious with this and went to
examine on his own. To his great disappointment
he also failed to see the picture. He was agitated
and furious with his failure and blamed the cat for
misleading everyone.
Moral: Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Since a piece of
art or literature is perceived differently by different people,
it’s interpretation may vary.
