Question

Passage 5 Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a""new world" so they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects. The duck was excellent In swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running Since he was slow in running he had to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming. But average was acceptable in school so nobody worried about that, except the duck. The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because of so much makeup work in swimming. The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of the treetop down. He also developed a "Charlie horse " from overexertion and then got a Cin climbing and D in running. At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceedingly well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian. The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. They apprenticed their children to badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school. Do this fable have a moral? Passage. 6 The school​

Answer 1

Answer: Yes, this fable definitely has a moral that an individual should not be judged based on the things he can't accomplish, but, rather on his talents.

Explanation: This fable clearly criticises our education system using animals as a representation of us humans. The duck, the rabbit and the squirrel are instances where they were suppressed of their natural talents. The eel on the other hand was only average on every subject so had a better average than others whereas that doesn't prove he was better than the duck in swimming or the rabbit in running or the squirrel in flying. Hence, we should focus on the talents we possess and work hard on them rather than on something useless to you.