LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Question
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The Wolf and the Crane retold by AesopA Wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat promised a Crane a large sum of money to put her head into his mouth and take out the bone. When the Crane had removed the bone, she asked for the promised payment. The Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed:“I think that you have already been paid sufficiently in having been allowed to remove your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf.” The moral of the story is that you should expect no reward when serving the wicked.
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Legend
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Myth
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Fable
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Tall Tale
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The moral of “The Wolf And The Crane” short story is that “One should not expect any reward/prize for serving the one who has no honour. Staying in the company of selfish people will not do any favour.”
Detailed explanation-2: -In the fable, the Wolf gets a bone stuck crosswise deep in his throat. He asks the Crane, with her long neck and lengthy bill, to reach in and pull the bone out. If she successfully removes the bone, he promises to reward her very handsomely in return.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Bone in the Throat’ based on celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s novel of the same, is a gritty fast paced story about a young ambitious chef who is mixed up with the East End London mob.
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