Comparison Between 'The Fox And The Stork'

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Every day, people will take notice of your actions, and remember you most by the things you do. In both stories “Because of Mr. Terupt” by Rob Buyea, and “The Fox and the Stork” by Aesop's Fables, the theme “your actions define who you are,” is shown throughout both stories. Both stories are about people who have to learn from their mistakes, and they can teach us a lesson about kindness to others. The theme “your actions define who you are,” is shown throughout the fable “The Fox and the Stork.” For example, when the fox plays a mean trick on the stork, the stork decides to play a trick back on the fox. The fox’s actions were not very welcoming to the stork, so the stork decided to show him how it feels to be disrespected. This example shows that by the characters’ actions that the fox is rude, and the stork like to get people back. Another example in the story when the theme is shown, is when the fox is known for being tricky and rude. I know this, because when he “welcomed” the stork, the birds booed and hissed at him, and had no respect for him at all. This evidence clearly shows that he was disrespectful to the other animals, so the animals had no respect for him either. …show more content…

Terupt.” For example, when Alexa is mean to almost everyone in her class, people start to realize that they don’t want to be her friend, so they don’t really listen to her or talk to her anymore. Her classmates realized her actions were not welcoming or friendly, so they knew who she was to other people, by paying attention to her actions. Also, when is mean and plays tricks on all the time, people start to think that every trick someone does is his fault. His classmates assume this, because they were basing this conclusion from his actions before. The evidence explained before states that the book “Because of Mr. Terupt” supports the theme that “your actions determine who you are to other

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