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What does the blind man represent in the Blind man and the elephant fable?
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Learned men with an ignorance in a particular area. They are not meant to be handicapped or dumb in any way, just that their perception in a particular subject is incomplete and that the opinions they form are restricted by the amount of information they are able to acquire.
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Who are the characters of the gentleman of the jungle and what are their characteristics?
â??The Gentlemen of the Jungleâ?? was written by Jomo Kenyatta. Main characters in the fable include a man, an elephant, a lion, a buffalo, an alligator, a rhinoceros, a leopard, a hyena, and a fox . The characters represent the occupiers of the horn of Africa while under British colonial rule. The lion represent the imperialist, while the elephant who tricked the protagonist and occupied his hut and the Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Alligator, Fox, and Leopard represents his jury. What should be fair is not. Although claiming to want justice, they won't let the man who rightfully owns the hut have a member on his side. The story shows how the east Africans were displaced, not given a chance to defend their land and were forced to accept the occupiersâ?? word as law.
What does the phrase ''I've seen the elephant mean?
I Have Seen the Elephant In the middle of the 19th century, the popular phrase, "I have seen the elephant," referred to overcoming the adversities and hardships in one's life. There was a fable that revolved around a farmer who heard that the circus was coming to town. He had never seen an elephant and headed to town with his produce to see the elephant. He encountered the elephant on the road and unfortunately, the farmer's horse had never seen an elephant either. The horse spooked, upset the cart and ran off, which destroyed the farmer's produce. Even so, the farmer declared, "I don't care, for I have seen the elephant." Most immigrants rushing to California by land or by sea had "seen the elephant from the tip of his trunk to the end of his tail" by the time they arrived in California. For any who hadn't, two or three weeks in California were certain to bring on the vision. This selection is from "Seeing the Elephant" in the Collection of California Historical Society which may be found at http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/fever11.html
Is fable a dogs name or a persons name?
Fable is a dogs name because in fable 2 you find a rubber ball and on the back it says that a dog killed his brother fable
What is a story about animals which can talk called?
A fable or fantasy......
What type of narrative is the monkey and the turtle?
fable
There is a fable about some small animals all feeling different parts of something and trying to figure out what it is. What's the title?
The fable you're referring to is likely "The Blind Men and the Elephant," where each man feels a different part of the elephant and comes to a different conclusion about what it is, highlighting the importance of seeking different perspectives to gain a complete understanding.
When two people disagree about a matter of fact is at least one wrong?
Not necessarily; it is possible that at least one of them is partially correct. There is an Indian fable called "The Blind Men and the Elephant"--one blind man feels the elephant's tail and believes that an elephant is like a rope; another one feels the elephant's leg and believes that the elephant is like the trunk of a tree; a third feels the elephant's ear and believes an elephant is like a fan; and the fourth feels the elephant's side and believes the elephant is like a wall. The point is--they disagree but they are not necessarily wrong. Think of one traveling near the speed of light and the other standing still. And while that's extreme, a person in an aircraft will report the time different than one on the ground. That's how GPS works.
When can you do blind date quest in Fable 2?
The Blind Date quest is only possible to do after you help Gile's get revenge. You have to do Gile's quest because it will get rid of the bandits and expand his farm. Once you have completed the prerequisite, you must do the Spire quest, where you return after several years. That is when you can receive and complete the quest.
What does eagle represent in the fable the eagle and the arrow?
Ourselves.
What is the story of The Six Blind Men?
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived six blind men. Each of them was very wise. Each of them had gone to school and read lots of books in braille. They knew so much about so many things that people would often come from miles around to get their advice. They were happy to share whatever they knew with the people who asked them thoughtful questions. One day these six wise blind men went for a walk in the zoo. That day the zoo-keeper was worrying about all of her many troubles. The night before she had had an argument with her husband, and her children had been misbehaving all day long. She had so much on her mind that she forgot to lock the gate of the elephant cage as she was leaving it. Now, elephants are naturally very curious animals. They quickly tried to push the gate to the cage to see if it might open. To their great surprise, the gate swung freely on its hinge. Two of the more daring elephants walked over to the gate. They looked left and right, and then quietly tip-toed out of the cage. Just at that moment the six blind men walked by. One of them heard a twig snap, and went over to see what it was that was walking by. "Hi there !" said the first blind man to the first elephant. "Could you please tell us the way to the zoo restaurant ?" The elephant couldn't think of anything intelligent to say, so he sort of shifted his weight from left to right to left to right. The first blind man walked over to see if this big silent person needed any help. Then, with a big bump, he walked right into the side of the elephant. He put out his arms to either side, but all he could feel was the big body of the elephant. "Boy," said the first blind man. "I think I must have walked into a wall. "The second blind man was becoming more and more curious about what was happening. He walked over to the front of the elephant and grabbed hold of the animal's trunk. He quickly let go and shouted, "This isn't a wall. This is a snake! We should step back in case it's poisonous." The third man quickly decided to find out what was going on, and to tell his friends what they had walked into. He walked over to the back of the elephant and touched the animal's tail. "This is no wall, and this is no snake. You are both wrong once again. I know for sure that this is a rope." The fourth man sighed as he knew how stubborn his friends could be. The fourth blind man decided that someone should really get to the bottom of this thing. So he crouched down on all fours and felt around the elephant's legs. (Luckily for the fourth man, this elephant was very tame and wouldn't think of stepping on a human being.) "My dear friends," explained the fourth man. "This is no wall and this is no snake. This is no rope either. What we have here, gentlemen, is four tree trunks. That's it. Case closed." The fifth blind man was not so quick to jump to conclusions. He walked up to the front of the elephant and felt the animal's two long tusks. "It seems to me that this object is made up of two swords," said the fifth man. "What I am holding is long and curved and sharp at the end. I am not sure what this could be, but maybe our sixth friend could help us." The sixth blind man scratched his head and thought and thought. He was the one who really was the wisest of all of them. He was the one who really knew what he knew, and knew what he didn't know. Just then the worried zoo-keeper walked by. "Hi there ! How are you enjoying the zoo today ?" she asked them all. "The zoo is very nice," replied the sixth blind man. "Perhaps you could help us figure out the answer to a question that's been puzzling us." "Sure thing," said the zoo-keeper, as she firmly grabbed the elephant's collar. "My friends and I can't seem to figure out what this thing in front of us is. One of us thinks it's a wall; one thinks it's a snake; one thinks it's a rope, and one thinks it's four tree trunks. How can one thing seem so different to five different people?" "Well," said the zoo-keeper. "You are all right. This elephant seems like something different to each one of you. And the only way to know what this thing really is, is to do exactly what you have done. Only by sharing what each of you knows can you possibly reach a true understanding." The six wise men had to agree with the wisdom of the zoo-keeper. The first five of them had been too quick to form an opinion without listening to what the others had to say. So they all went off to the zoo restaurant and had a really hearty lunch. (This story is a well-known fable from India. Modernized and re-told by Phil Shapiro)
How do you get the quest blind date in Fable 2?
Once you have helped Farmer Giles defeat Reaper, the Blind Date will come up as a quest. Farmer Giles will have moved to a new farm in Brightwood. Once you find Farmer Giles, he will give you a picture of his son. Find his son. You will find out he is gay. Go to Bowerstone Market and find someone for the son. Once you show the picture and get an ok, head back to Farmer Giles. Now if you show the picture to a girl and go back, the son will ask his father to move to the city with him. You can now buy the farm.
Where do you find a kimono on red Dragon Fable?
Exit the tree house. Go into the bonsai tree hut, and talk to the woman in there.
What are Theresa's intentions on fable2?
This is a bit confusing and if you have played the first game it will make a bit more sense. To the blind eye it would seem that she is using you to gain control over the spire (and succeeds). However if you presume that the character you play as in fable 2 is the son of the hero in the first game then that makes her your Aunt, meaning she is there just to help you save the world.
How many fable video games have been made?
There are 9 Fable games: . Fable Fable: Coin Golf Fable Heroes Fable 2 Fable 3 Fable 2 Pub Games Fable 4 Fable: The Journey Fable: The Lost Chapters
Why the ants were used in the fable to represent hard workers?
Ants are renown for their industry where they are constantly working toward goals common to the welfare of the colony .
What do humans have to go on by when the limits of science have been reached?
Who said science has limits? Many people believe that science, spirituality, the arts and really all other forms of human endeavor are simply different views of the same mountain. We have a mountain - or an elephant from the fable of the blind men examining an elephant and each one finding a different part of the elephant and thinking that was all there was to an elephant - and scientists, spiritual seekers and all the rest of us see the mountain from different aspects. The mountain is a comprehension of how the universe works and what it means to be alive. Each seeker sees a different aspect of the mountain, and as they become more and more adept at their approaches, they become closer and closer to each other. There is no reason to believe that there will ever be an end to the things we can learn about the universe and what it means to be alive. As we get closer to other peoples' vantage points, the things we have learned about our mountain will take on new and more profound meanings, so there's no end to what we can learn from science or from any other approach to understanding the world.
What a fable is not?
The definition of a fable is talking animals. If it doesn't have that it is not a fable. a fable doesn't have to have talking animals it doesn't even need to have animals! But I'll tell you what a fable is not...it is not a sandwich
