Aesop's Fables versus Leonard da Vinci's fable "the Goldfinch"
             Unlike the Leonard da Vinci's fable "The Goldfinch", Aesop's fables are considered appropriate reading material for children for several reasons.
             Aesop's fables appeal to children, as well as adults, because they convey values that are universal, that is acceptable by all cultures and societies of all times. For example, in "The boy who cried wolf" the moral is that, if one often lies, or falsely cries "wolf', people won't believe that person even when he/she tells the truth. And in "the lion and the mouse" we conclude that "little friends [(represented by the mouse)] may prove great friends [(represented by the lion)]". The hidden meaning in this fable is that, any person can make a contribution whether big or small. Aesop noticed how society often rejected those who appeared weak and small. He was himself a slave, and championed the cause of the little people.
             The Goldfinch by Leonard da Vinci, although it is well written, doesn't qualify as a fable, like Aesop's fables. The reason is that it ends with an unacceptable moral, namely for very young readers/listeners. The mother Goldfinch commits several crimes and mistakes against her children:
             1) She murders her children to save them from captivity. How come that she kills them in the name of freedom?! No human being is good enough to take another's person life. She has no legal right to do that. Who respects the rights of the innocent and defenseless? Who is the mother to decide the fate of her children? Is there a valid or morally acceptable to kill those little prisoners?
             2) The mother Goldfinch has a questionable ideal, namely "Better die than lose freedom". Aesop was a slave that saw thousands of slaves that did not take their lives, and hoped for liberation. They have respected the very pre...