NewBorn : A Modern Fable

She has since read extensively about and participated widely in a range of self development learning, which forms the foundation of her teaching and writing. After years of experience in change environments, she is clear that putting people at the centre of change is the most effective way of delivering truly transformational change. Her ongoing commitment is to 'good change, done well' in the world - change that is accountable, transparent and inclusive.

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It shows that who we are for the world is not given by our past, but by who we choose to be in the present and future. It all demonstrates that, whilst an intended outcome may be clear, we can never know the full impact of our actions on the lives of others in even our smallest contribution to a cause we care about. Contributions which are ultimately as enriching to the giver as to those who receive.

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In the fable, each character fulfils a very narrow set of consistent characteristics. For example, the wolf is always a clearly defined predator with the nature to go with it; the fox is cunning, tricky, not to be trusted. An ass and a cock were in a cattle-pen together. Presently a lion, who had been starving for days, came along and was just about to fall upon the ass and make a meal of him when the cock, rising to his full height and flapping his wings vigorously, uttered a tremendous crow.

Now, if there is one thing that frightens a lion, it is the crowing of a cock: But when the two had got well out of sight and hearing of the cock, the lion suddenly turned upon the ass and ate him up. In order to bring this message across clearly in the tale, character must work as a simple stereotype. The theme must flow simply and clearly through this plot prop without any complications or hindrance. With the message, the fable is powerful. Without the message, the fable is worthless.

Character Character here is drawn as usual in simple stereotypes. The ass acts as expected, as does the lion, a predator, and the noisy cock. The ass misjudges the situation which in turn leads him to underestimate his opponent. Consequently, his confidence swells out of all proportion to his talent and his subsequent action gets him killed by the king of the beasts.

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The abstract plot has a physical as well as an emotional side. Here is the abstract physical plot: B flees from the sound of A. As a consequence, C chases after B. But B turns on C and destroys him. Here is the psychological or emotional side: B flees in fear from the sound of A. Unfortunately for C, B turns and slaughters him. Irony Human nature is full of irony as it is full of splendid contradictions.

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When a character acts on a human flaw, as in this fable, irony often arises from the action. A fable with irony works better than one without, especially if irony is combined with an unexpected twist. It is odd that the sound of the cock should scare the lion, but odder still that the ass should make the assumption from this that he himself can scare the king of the beasts even more. The irony lies in the consequences of that assumption.

Character We can also shift across relevant aspects of character from the other fable. To keep him intact as a character, all we have to do is carry across his old attitude to the new situation and we keep intact his character flaw, too. If we do not keep intact this character attitude, we could very well end up delivering on a different message, which means we may as well have not bothered using this fable as a guide.

Our characters will be a man and a woman and the situation modern, but obviously they must remain stereotypes. The man will become the equivalent of the ass and the woman the lion in our fable. Here is the physical side: This triggers C to chase B. Here is the abstract psychological or emotional plot: As C thinks himself superior to A, he now chases B from a position of over-confidence. The story In the office, a man has wanted to make a move on a woman for quite a while but never had the confidence to do so. This is the equivalent of the ass who would never ordinarily dream of going after the lion.

Up to now the woman has dated men with more money and better looks than our man, but now he discovers that her new boyfriend has less money and fewer good looks than himself. This is the equivalent of the lion fleeing from the crowing cock and the ass putting his own spin on the reason for it. Our man also puts his own spin on it, believing she is only dating below her league because she has lost her confidence. This makes him over-confident, and he gives chase.

But as with the ass, the man learns too late that he has misjudged the situation. She cuts him to pieces for his assumptions.

Setting and Situation Setting is stated rather than described in a fable. Situation refers to the way the story plays out its conflict sequences. In our fable, the conflict will be done with dialogue. In the old one, the conflict is accomplished with physical movement. Yet it was this poor attitude that had first given him the false confidence to pursue her. One of the features of the fable is that it is named after the character types in the story; e.

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The Hare and the Tortoise. We are going to hold to that tradition here. One day, he discovered her new date was not as good looking as himself and earned far less income. Now his chest swelled with confidence, and he pounced on her, expecting a date.