Aesop
Jupiter and the Monkey is an Aesop fable on the StoryBloom shelf, ready for families to open, read together, and return to when it fits the moment.
A few story details
Jupiter: The ruler of the gods, who announces the contest for the most beautiful offspring., Monkey: A mother who loves her baby deeply, regardless of how others see it., Baby Monkey: The Monkey's hairless, flat-nosed child, considered unattractive by others, but beloved by its mother., The Gods: Other deities who witness the contest and laugh at the Monkey's baby.
A few story details
Gathering of Animals: A place where all the beasts and gods assemble for Jupiter's contest.
Guiding ideas
parental love, subjective beauty, unconditional affection
Moral
A parent's love sees beauty where others may not; true beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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