The Oxen and the Butchers by Aesop for ESL students with a video, list of vocabulary in real context, moral of the short story, and discussion questions obtained from Gutenberg Project in the public domain Video of the Oxen and the Butchers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufv8vO0Mhks&t=2s The Oxen and the Butchers Once upon a time, the oxen determined to be revenged upon the butchers for the havoc they wrought in their ranks, and plotted to put them to death on a given day. They were all gathered together discussing how best to carry out the plan, and the more violent of them were ...
The Oxen and the Butchers by Aesop for ESL Students
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1. The oxen decided to take revenge on the butchers for their daily slaughter and plane to kill all the butchers on a specific day.
2. The old ox revises the outcome of rash decision to kill the butchers. So, the oxen’s hasty decision could result in a worse situation and slaughtered them by unskilled hands.
3. The fable considering us the long-term effects of our choices on our lives are more important while rash decisions can lead us to greater suffering.
Thank you for commenting on the short story, the Oxen and the Butchers. My feedback:
1. plane to kill all the butchers = planned to kill all the butchers
2. the outcome of rash decision = the outcome of their rash decision / any rash decision / rash decisions