Comparing Race Between Toad And Donkey

Intelligence has been one of the most powerful attributes that a human being could have since the dawn of civilization. A person with strength could succeed with some elementary tasks, but a clever or smart person person could have power could have power over others, and convince them to do it instead. This theme is commonly portrayed in many cultural fables. In “Two Ways to Count to Ten”, a Liberian fable retold and rewritten by Frances Carpenter and in
The Race Between toad and Donkey”, a fable from Jamaica, the protagonist proves that cleverness and intelligence can triumph over raw strength. When it comes to honor though, the two fables are quite different. Intelligence may not always be used in a fair way, and those who use it to plot,

scheme, and cheat are often looked down upon by society. Some would argue that there is nothing wrong with deploying Machiavellian tactics, but the majority of people in the modern world disagree. In one fable, cleverness is used with honor, and in the other, it is not. Even though the two fables teach readers not to underestimate smaller creatures, one character is more honorable than the other.