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

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

3. The mice community lived in a ruined village

4. The elephant king and retinue marched through the mice community

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

6. The mice held a meeting to solve the issue

7. 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?

8. The elephant king and retinue were caught in a trap

9. 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

10. 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

11. THE END