Archive for July 13th, 2006
Aesop’s Fables
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Fables are little anecdotes that show us life, values and principles fleshed out using humans, animals, or even objects as characters. Hence, fables are valuable tools for us to communicate messages of morality and values to the young.
Regarded by many as the father of all fables, Aesop’s tales have shed light on […]
The Power of a Smile
Thursday, July 13th, 2006 She smiled at the sorrowful stranger.The smiling seemed to make him feel better.
He remembered past kindnesses of a friendAnd wrote him a thank you letter.
The friend was so pleased with the thank youThat he left a large tip after lunch.
The […]
Lemon Juice Experiment
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Click here to find out more facts about lemons and its benefits
The amount of saliva you produce after putting a drop of lemon juice on your tongue might tell you something about your personality.
It’s to do with a part of your brain called the Reticular Activating System (RAS) which responds to stimuli like food, […]
About Aesop
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Aesop is the most famous among all tellers of fables, and deservedly so. Born around 620BC, he was a native of Phrygia in Asia Minor and was described as “flat-nosed… with lips, thick and pendulous and a black skin from which he contracted his name (Esop being the same with Ethiop ).”
He began […]
