The Wolf and the Lamb | Parable from Aesop's

The Wolf and the Lamb | Parable from  Aesop's

This powerful podcast presents two distinct poetic interpretations of the classic Wolf and Lamb fable. The first offers a rhythmic, traditional telling with simple rhyming structure, while the second employs experimental formatting and evocative imagery to create a haunting, modern retelling. Both versions explore the harsh reality that power often trumps truth, with the innocent lamb's logical defenses proving useless against the wolf's predetermined desire to harm. The experimental second poem intensifies the tragedy with its fractured structure, mirroring the breakdown of justice when might makes right.

Origin

"The Wolf and the Lamb" is one of Aesop's most renowned fables, attributed to the Greek storyteller from the 6th century BCE. The tale exemplifies how the powerful can and will abuse the weak regardless of logic or justice. The original moral warns that tyrants need no excuse to justify their actions. This fable has been retold across cultures for millennia and was later popularized in Jean de La Fontaine's 17th-century collection. It remains one of the most potent allegories about power imbalance and injustice in human society.

A wolf came stomping down the hill
With grumbly guts he couldn’t fill
He found a brook so cool and clear
And saw a lamb was drinking near

You muddy up my water brat
Explain yourself explain all that
The lamb looked up with worried eyes
I think the stream flows your side guys

A wolf came thunder thump down the hill
His belly a grumbling hole of never
Spied a drink and a lamb
Soft
Still
Wet lipped with spring

You muddied up my sky he barked
Explain yourself
Stream runs your way
Whispered lamb with eyes like rain

The wolf bared truth a fang in heat
You whispered last year lies of me
Sir I was not even yet a me
Well then said wolf
You wear the face of guilt
Your twin your blood your breath will do

And lamb stood small as dusk
While reason cracked
She tried to word to wish
But wolves don’t pause to hear a song

Down came death with no applause
Just teeth
And he our lord of lawless law
Licked his lips
Called it justice

Beware little ones whose hearts are light
In woods where power growls
They eat
First
Then
Think

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