Deconstructing Aesop’s Fables with Jon Wilkins

Deconstructing Aesop’s Fables with Jon Wilkins

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  • Deconstructing The Monkey and the Camel by Aesop - Episode 1

    The Monkey and the Camel is a story about a camel that gets treated terribly for not knowing when to dance.  

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.

    5 min
  • Deconstructing The Bat and the Weasels by Aesop - Episode 8

    The good news and the bad new. Good news is that there is not any murder in this fable. The bad news is a that all of the animals are idiots. I find that Aesop often get the message across to a specific audience and I am not sure to whom this lesson is to be taught. 

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.

    11 min
  • Deconstructing The Ass Carrying the Image by Aesop - Episode 7

    Welcome to another episode of Deconstructing Aesop's Fables where so far the theme usually involves animals on animal abuse. This special fable has a man beating an ass! Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. 

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.

    8 min
  • Deconstructing Aesop's Fables - Episode 6 The Dog the Cock and the Fox

    Another fable that ends in murder and mayhem after a small interaction that could have ended in a mature walk away. The Dog the Cock and the Fox is basically the story of confusion and unjust revenge revenge.  

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.


    13 min
  • Deconstructing The Farmer and the Cranes by Aesop - Episode 5

    The Farmer and the Cranes is an ambiguous lesson with two morals. Are two morals better tan on?

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.

    9 min
  • Deconstructing The Fisherman and the Little Fish by Aesop - Episode 4

    The Fisherman and the Little Fish is the story of a man that fishes and catches a small fish. The story seems simple but once deconstructed there is a lot more to ask. "Live Long and Prosper," says Spock. Do you think Spock and Aesop share the same philosophy? 

    Find Aesop's Fables before they are deconstructed on Facebook. There is also a project on HITRECORD where you can write your own fable, provide artwork, and music to bring these stories into modern times. Hopefully, the new ones contain less murder.

    8 min

About Deconstructing Aesop’s Fables with Jon Wilkins

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A lighthearted look at Aesop’s fables and what they mean in today’s world. As a social experiment, I started narrating fables using a Facebook page and Youtube channel to share.