The Bundle of Sticks
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The Bundle of Sticks is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the importance of unity and cooperation through the image of sticks that are unbreakable when bound together but easily snapped one by one.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ morality tale ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
a bundle of sticks
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individual sticks ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Bundle of Sticks and the Old Man and His Sons
NERFINISHED
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The Father and His Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Man and His Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Aesop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | folklore ⓘ |
| hasDidacticPurpose |
to teach the importance of cooperation
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to warn against discord and division ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
illustrating the benefits of teamwork
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teaching conflict resolution through unity ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fable ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | proverb "United we stand, divided we fall" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
an old man
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the old man's sons ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Together we are strong, divided we are weak
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Unity is strength ⓘ |
| hasMoralCategory |
family values
ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | short narrative ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
the father demonstrates that a bundle of sticks cannot be broken when tied together
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the father shows that single sticks can be easily broken one by one ⓘ |
| hasStructure | frame of a father instructing his sons ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
bundle symbolizes community or family
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sticks symbolize individual people ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cooperation
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family solidarity ⓘ strength in numbers ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| isAdaptedIn |
children's storybooks
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moral education materials ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Aesop's Fables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | school curricula on character education ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Aesop's Fables