“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”
Fables are short stories meant to teach a basic lesson about life or morality. Many deal directly with the issue of money and the attendant vice of greed and avarice. Others look at the virtues of thrift, prudence and forethought, qualities needed for financial security. Today’s Carnival of Personal Finance will look at fables with a financial lesson along with an assortment of articles from your favorite personal finance blogs.
The Cock and the JewelA Cock, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone; on which he said: "If thy owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world."
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The Milkmaid and Her Pot of MilkA Maid was carrying her pail of milk to the farm-house, when she fell a-musing. "The money for which this milk will be sold will buy at least three hundred eggs. The eggs, allowing for all mishaps, will produce two hundred and fifty chickens. The chickens will become ready for market when poultry will fetch the highest price; so that by the end of the year I shall have money enough to buy a new gown. In this dress I will go to the Christmas junketings, when all the young fellows will propose to me, but I will toss my head, and refuse them every one." At this moment she tossed her head in unison with her thoughts, when down fell the Milk-pot to the ground, and broke into a hundred pieces, and all her fine schemes perished in a moment.
Lesson: Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
The Old Man and the Three Young Men
As an old man was planting a tree, three young men came along and began to make sport of him, saying: "It shows your foolishness to be planting a tree at your age. The tree cannot bear fruit for many years, while you must very soon die. What is the use of your wasting your time in providing pleasure for others to share long after you are dead?" The old man stopped in his labor and replied: "Others before me provided for my happiness, and it is my duty to provide for those who shall come after me. As for life, who is sure of it for a day? You may all die before me." The old man's words came true; one of the young men went on a voyage at sea and was drowned, another went to war and was shot, and the third fell from a tree and broke his neck.
Lesson: We should not think wholly of ourselves, and we should remember that life is uncertain.
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The Goose and the Golden EggA Cottager and his wife had a Hen, which laid every day a golden egg. They supposed that it must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and killed it in order that they might get it, when, to their surprise, they found that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were day by day assured.
Lesson: Greed often overreaches itself
The Ants and the Grasshopper
The Ants were employing a fine winter's day in drying grain collected in the summer time. A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of him: "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?" He replied: "I had not leisure; I passed the days in singing." They then said: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."
Lesson: Idleness brings want.
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- Money Crashers: How to Save Money While Vacationing in a Big City
The Hare and the TortoiseA Hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise. The latter, laughing, said: "Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race." The Hare, deeming her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course, and fix the goal. On the day appointed for the race they started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, trusting to his native swiftness, cared little about the race, and lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.
Lesson: Perseverance is surer than swiftness.
The MiserA Miser had a lump of gold which he buried in the ground, coming to look at the spot every day. One day he found that it was stolen, and he began to tear his hair and loudly lament. A neighbor, seeing him, said: "Pray do not grieve so; bury a stone in the hole, and fancy it is the gold. It will serve you just as well, for when the gold was there you made no use of it."
- Consumer Boomer: $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended - $6500 Credit Added for Current Homeowners
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18 comments:
Outstanding job, Miss M!
Thanks for hosting, and for including our post.
I loved the theme and of course your picks to be included in the carnival. Thanks for including my articles! :)
Thanks for hosting and thanks for the include!
Thanks for hosting! I like that goose with the golden egg ;)
Thanks for including me in the roundup!!
Love your work Miss M, those fables are awesome! Thanks for including moi :D
Thanks for including me!
Great job on the carnival. Thanks for including Consumer Boomer.
Timeless stories with a clear moral each! Thanks for that.
Thank you for the outstanding edition of the carnival of personal finance this week! :)
Thanks for the include by way of Tom. I was happy to show off my baby to a worthy blogger months before it was complete.
That's very interesting.. I enjoyed reading the stuff here..
"The Goose and the Golden Egg" that's nice..
Yeah, that is really very interesting...
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very interesting...
Thanks for including me!
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