The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop
This short animated film illustrates the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a man remove his coat.
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This short animated film illustrates the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a man remove his coat.
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directorRhoda LeyerLes Drew
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producerRobert Verrall
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animation cameraSimon LeblancPierre ProvostJacques Avoine
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soundKarl Duplessis
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musicKarl Duplessis
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editingLes Drew
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animationRhoda Leyer
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narratorRhoda Leyer
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
View this film in conjunction with The Lion and the Mouse. Have students consider how oral storytelling is used in their culture and/or others. For each fable shared, discuss the message or “learning” that is communicated through the story. Share these as a group. Create a list of other known phrases or research Aesop’s other fables. Select one and create your own retelling of the fable using the medium of your choice (stop-motion animation, children’s song or skit). Research the history of Aesop’s fables and its use in Europe, Asia and the Americas. How were these fables used during the Renaissance?
