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Aesop: People
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Xanthus, pleased at Aesop's wit, was strongly tempted to buy him, but hesitated because of his black and ungainly form. He said, "That unlucky shape of yours will set people hooting and gaping at us wherever we go."
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It is said that Aesop escaped punishment for his irreverence and tomfoolery many times by his ability to stand up to his accusers with a clever turn of phrase, pointing out their ironies and hypocrisy. In his public orations on ethics to the common people he sometimes spoke out against the power structure of his time, using his gift for sarcasm and clever retort to quell his critics. The Frogs Asking for a King is his attempt to dissuade the people from overthrowing their leader. He is critical of a hoarding miser, and uses a dog to illustrate irrational greed. As a free man he spoke to aristocrats, philosophers, and kings. From The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf we today have the proverbial saying "the boy who cried wolf", exemplifying the life-lesson that telling lies leads one to lose credibility, that one "reaps what you sow". The Oak Tree and the Reeds uses elements of nature and ... we have the saying "survival of the fittest". The tales provide many allegorical references and practical advice on contemporary human issues such as politics and self-knowledge.
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The song "Pocketful of Nickels" features labelmate Vast Aire, who plays a hobo to Aesop’s nervous narrator. As Aesop walks to the store to get some "cigarettes, gum and milk," he is troubled by needy denizens. "I’m trying to help myself out," he reasons with them. As he dodges such characters, he frantically reflects on the city that created/destroyed such people. Throughout the song, snippets of Vast Aire’s lyrics (from Cannibal Ox’s "Iron Galaxy") are quoted within Aesop’s own flow, adding a neat little inside joke to the proceedings.
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