Storytime with Slim Khezri

- Season 1

(2020)

This Aesop fable relates to base, self-seeking men who are not sustained by the gods.

This Aesop fable shows that criminals pursued by the gods are not safe in any element, whether earth, air or water.

It is thus that a wicked nature is often recognized by its exterior.

Whosever schemes against others owes his own misfortune to himself.

This Aesop fable shows that even if circumstances put a man on show, he ought never to forget his origins, for life is full of uncertainty.

This fable shows that we should be content with our lot, and shun insatiable greed.

This fable shows that if one is being driven towards death, it is better to die with honor.

This fable shows that those who make many enemies in life will not find friends in their hour of need.

This fable shows that if you oblige insignificant people as well as people of merit, you expose yourself to being thought of as a man of no discernment.

One could apply this fable to men who boast of doing wonders and who are incapable of carrying out everyday things of life.