At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and seemed very good friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before her but some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could easily lap up, but the Stork could only wet the end of her long bill in it and left the meal as hungry as when she began. "I am sorry," said the Fox, "the soup is not to your liking." "Pray do not apologize," said the Stork. "I hope you will return this visit and come and dine with me soon." So a day was appointed when the Fox should visit the Stork; but when they were seated at table all that was for their dinner was contained in a very long-necked jar with a narrow mouth, in which the Fox could not insert his snout, so all he could manage to do was to lick the outside of the jar. Write a paragraph identifying and explaining the theme present in this passage and how it relates to any universal themes.

Question

I already put "treat other how you want to be treated"

Answer 1

The theme present in this passage is that of reciprocity and the consequences of treating others with disrespect. The Fox thought it was funny to trick the Stork by serving soup in a dish she couldn't eat from, but in return, he was served a meal he couldn't eat either. This serves as a lesson that treating others poorly will only come back to harm oneself in the end. This relates to the universal theme of karma or the idea that one's actions will ultimately come back to them in some form. It also emphasizes the importance of treating others with kindness and respect, as we would hope to be treated in return.