Most stories written today imply their themes rather than stating them directly. However, in tales passed down through generations, such as fables and folk tales, the “moral” of the story was often stated directly. And even if the moral did not appear in a sentence at the end of the story, the story’s message was very clearly suggested by the story’s events.
Question
Fables almost always state a moral at the end. What else is true of this story type?
The moral of “The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds” is not directly stated at the end. However, it is strongly suggested by the story’s last sentence:
Thus, by patience and perseverance, the weak little creature was able to do something that the Bear, for all his size, and the Lion, for all his strength, could not do.
This sentence sums up the story’s events in a way that hints at the story’s larger meaning, or theme. Which of these sentences expresses the lesson behind “The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds”?
