Author: Sobitova, Mahmudaxon

Annotation: This article examines the revival of human frailty in picture book adaptations of Aesop's famous fables: The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Lion and the Mouse. Adopting the perspective of adaptation and global lectics, the author shows how social hierarchy is deconstructed in these tales. Here the author uses anthropomorphic animals to moralize the human condition. Thus, while adaptations replicate lessons learned from the original source material, they deliberately eliminate the sociocultural lessons that place black aesthetics at the core of the narratives.

Keywords: fables, adaptation, picture book, cultural diversity, Aesop, Aesop's fables.

Pages in journal: 826 - 831