“The Mice That Set Elephants Free Translated from Sanskrit By Arthur W R H H RHR H

Fable is a traditional short story It’s teaches us a moral lesson Usually with animals or birds as character

The mice community lived in a ruined village

The elephant king and retinue marched through the mice community

The elephants crushed the faces, eyes, heads and necks, of many mice

The mice held a meeting to solve the issue

How are some of the spiritual values of India presented in literature? The mice went to the Elephant king to request to take another path. Essential Question: How are some of the spiritual values of India presented in literature?

The elephant king and retinue were caught in a trap

The elephants are saved by the mice Fable Brief story that teaches a moral lesson or gives practical instruction for living Characters are usually animals Anthropomorphism Giving of human qualities to animals Epigram Short verses that contain a moral

The Elephants are set free The “Outer” story – writer begins the story There is a return to the original narration and the writer’s story concludes The “Inner” story - One of the characters begins to narrate a story to some of the other characters in the original story

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