Aesop's Fables Digital Escape Room
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Introduction
You have been locked inside Aesop’s ancient library. To escape, you must prove your wisdom by exploring three rooms: The Chamber of Greed, The Archive of Missing Morals, and The Hall of Mirrors. You can only advance by reading the fables carefully and solving the puzzles to unlock the path forward. Collect the numbers in each room to crack the final code.
Around 600 BCE in ancient Greece, a man named Aesop collected hundreds of stories. Though he may have lived as an enslaved person, his wisdom made his stories immortal. These tales, known as fables, use the natural behaviors of animals to reveal the hidden truths, flaws, and wisdom of human beings. Now, his greatest secrets are locked away.
I am ready. Open the doors.
The Chamber of Greed
Ready to unlock?
Read the three fables hidden in this room. To unlock the vault, you must discover the fatal flaw that unites all three characters.
What central idea or theme connects the downfalls of the Fox, the Flies, and the Cottager?
They were too slow and easily trapped.
They foolishly trusted the wrong person.
They were destroyed by their own greed.
TRY AGAIN
The vault remains sealed. Re-read the texts closely to find the common thread.
Return to the Vault
SUCCESS
Vault Unlocked! You have discovered the first digit of your escape code: 4
Take me to The Archive of Missing Morals.
The Archive of Missing Morals
Welcome to the Archive. Time has erased the final lessons from Aesop’s greatest scrolls. Read the fragments carefully and infer the missing moral. Restore both scrolls to earn your next escape code.
Open the Scrolls
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
ONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise his appearance in order to secure food more easily. Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shepherd by his costume. In the evening he was shut up by the shepherd in the fold; the gate was closed, and the entrance made thoroughly secure. But the shepherd, returning to the fold during the night to obtain meat for the next day, mistakenly caught up the Wolf instead of a sheep, and killed him instantly.
Based on the wolf's fate, which moral belongs at the end of this scroll?
Never trust a shepherd to do a dog's job.
If you seek to do harm, harm will find you.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The Miser
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there..."
What is the neighbor trying to teach the Miser? Select the missing moral.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never trust the people you work with.
Wealth is completely worthless if it is never used.
SUCCESS
The morals have been restored! You have earned the second digit of your escape code: 8
Take me to The Hall of Mirrors.
Look in the mirror
The Hall of Mirrors
Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors. Aesop used animals as reflections of our own human nature. Read the final two fables and identify the human traits these characters represent to earn your final code.
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Aesop uses the Grasshopper to represent a very specific type of person. Based on his actions, which human trait does the Grasshopper reflect?
THE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime. A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?" He replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing." They then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."
A serious person who always plans for the future.
A foolish person who lives only for the moment.
A greedy person who takes things that don't belong to them.
The Fox and the Woodcutter
A FOX, running before the hounds, came across a Woodcutter felling an oak and begged him to show him a safe hiding-place. The Woodcutter advised him to take shelter in his own hut, so the Fox crept in and hid himself in a corner. The huntsman soon came up with his hounds and inquired of the Woodcutter if he had seen the Fox. He declared that he had not seen him, and yet pointed, all the time he was speaking, to the hut where the Fox lay hidden. The huntsman took no notice of the signs, but believing his word, hastened forward in the chase. As soon as they were well away, the Fox departed without taking any notice of the Woodcutter: whereon he called to him and reproached him, saying, "You ungrateful fellow, you owe your life to me, and yet you leave me without a word of thanks." The Fox replied, "Indeed, I should have thanked you fervently if your deeds had been as good as your words, and if your hands had not been traitors to your speech."
The Fox says, "I should have thanked you fervently if your deeds had been as good as your words." What kind of human behavior does the Woodcutter represent?
A sincere friend who always protects others.
A clever person who always escapes danger.
A hypocrite whose actions do not match his words.
SUCCESS
The reflections are clear! You have earned the final digit of your escape code: 2. You now have the full sequence: 4-8-2.
Head to the Exit
Enter the escape code (with no dashes).
Hint: Each room gave you a number.
Incorrect
This describes the Ant. Go back and reread the fable.
The Flies and the Honey-Pot
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. Just as they were expiring, they exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves." Pleasure bought with pains, hurts.
The Swollen Fox
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherds in the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a hearty meal. When he finished, he was so full that he was not able to get out, and began to groan and lament his fate. Another Fox passing by heard his cries, and coming up, inquired the cause of his complaining. On learning what had happened, he said to him, “Ah, you will have to remain there, my friend, until you become such as you were when you crept in, and then you will easily get out.”
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
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Go back and reread the fable.
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Go back and reread the fable.
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Go back and reread the fable.
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Go back and reread the fable.
The Hen and the Golden Eggs
A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it. Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
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Transcript
Aesop's Fables Digital Escape Room
This activity is designed using the free version of Genially, which embeds its logo onto each page. For improved mobile accessibility, please use the arrows on this slide and the next slide to navigate.
Introduction
You have been locked inside Aesop’s ancient library. To escape, you must prove your wisdom by exploring three rooms: The Chamber of Greed, The Archive of Missing Morals, and The Hall of Mirrors. You can only advance by reading the fables carefully and solving the puzzles to unlock the path forward. Collect the numbers in each room to crack the final code.
Around 600 BCE in ancient Greece, a man named Aesop collected hundreds of stories. Though he may have lived as an enslaved person, his wisdom made his stories immortal. These tales, known as fables, use the natural behaviors of animals to reveal the hidden truths, flaws, and wisdom of human beings. Now, his greatest secrets are locked away.
I am ready. Open the doors.
The Chamber of Greed
Ready to unlock?
Read the three fables hidden in this room. To unlock the vault, you must discover the fatal flaw that unites all three characters.
What central idea or theme connects the downfalls of the Fox, the Flies, and the Cottager?
They were too slow and easily trapped.
They foolishly trusted the wrong person.
They were destroyed by their own greed.
TRY AGAIN
The vault remains sealed. Re-read the texts closely to find the common thread.
Return to the Vault
SUCCESS
Vault Unlocked! You have discovered the first digit of your escape code: 4
Take me to The Archive of Missing Morals.
The Archive of Missing Morals
Welcome to the Archive. Time has erased the final lessons from Aesop’s greatest scrolls. Read the fragments carefully and infer the missing moral. Restore both scrolls to earn your next escape code.
Open the Scrolls
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
ONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise his appearance in order to secure food more easily. Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shepherd by his costume. In the evening he was shut up by the shepherd in the fold; the gate was closed, and the entrance made thoroughly secure. But the shepherd, returning to the fold during the night to obtain meat for the next day, mistakenly caught up the Wolf instead of a sheep, and killed him instantly.
Based on the wolf's fate, which moral belongs at the end of this scroll?
Never trust a shepherd to do a dog's job.
If you seek to do harm, harm will find you.
Slow and steady wins the race.
The Miser
A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there..."
What is the neighbor trying to teach the Miser? Select the missing moral.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never trust the people you work with.
Wealth is completely worthless if it is never used.
SUCCESS
The morals have been restored! You have earned the second digit of your escape code: 8
Take me to The Hall of Mirrors.
Look in the mirror
The Hall of Mirrors
Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors. Aesop used animals as reflections of our own human nature. Read the final two fables and identify the human traits these characters represent to earn your final code.
The Ants and the Grasshopper
Aesop uses the Grasshopper to represent a very specific type of person. Based on his actions, which human trait does the Grasshopper reflect?
THE ANTS were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime. A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?" He replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing." They then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."
A serious person who always plans for the future.
A foolish person who lives only for the moment.
A greedy person who takes things that don't belong to them.
The Fox and the Woodcutter
A FOX, running before the hounds, came across a Woodcutter felling an oak and begged him to show him a safe hiding-place. The Woodcutter advised him to take shelter in his own hut, so the Fox crept in and hid himself in a corner. The huntsman soon came up with his hounds and inquired of the Woodcutter if he had seen the Fox. He declared that he had not seen him, and yet pointed, all the time he was speaking, to the hut where the Fox lay hidden. The huntsman took no notice of the signs, but believing his word, hastened forward in the chase. As soon as they were well away, the Fox departed without taking any notice of the Woodcutter: whereon he called to him and reproached him, saying, "You ungrateful fellow, you owe your life to me, and yet you leave me without a word of thanks." The Fox replied, "Indeed, I should have thanked you fervently if your deeds had been as good as your words, and if your hands had not been traitors to your speech."
The Fox says, "I should have thanked you fervently if your deeds had been as good as your words." What kind of human behavior does the Woodcutter represent?
A sincere friend who always protects others.
A clever person who always escapes danger.
A hypocrite whose actions do not match his words.
SUCCESS
The reflections are clear! You have earned the final digit of your escape code: 2. You now have the full sequence: 4-8-2.
Head to the Exit
Enter the escape code (with no dashes).
Hint: Each room gave you a number.
Incorrect
This describes the Ant. Go back and reread the fable.
The Flies and the Honey-Pot
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. Just as they were expiring, they exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves." Pleasure bought with pains, hurts.
The Swollen Fox
A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherds in the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a hearty meal. When he finished, he was so full that he was not able to get out, and began to groan and lament his fate. Another Fox passing by heard his cries, and coming up, inquired the cause of his complaining. On learning what had happened, he said to him, “Ah, you will have to remain there, my friend, until you become such as you were when you crept in, and then you will easily get out.”
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
Incorrect
Go back and reread the fable.
The Hen and the Golden Eggs
A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it. Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.