THE MAD MAN

One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog. 

And as he came near and saw that they were very intent and heeded him not, he stopped. 

Then there arose in the midst of the company a large, grave cat and looked upon them and said, “Brethren, pray ye; and when ye have prayed again and yet again, nothing doubting, verily then it shall rain mice.” 

And when the dog heard this he laughed in his heart and turned from them saying, “O blind and foolish cats, has it not been written and have I not known and my fathers before me, that that which raineth for prayer and faith and supplication is not mice but bones.”

 

Figurative Language

 

Personification:

• "One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog."

 

Metaphor:

• "a large, grave cat"

 

Software Findings Reoccurring Words

• Company, Mice, Cats, Dogs, 

• With these findings  we can conclude that the parable is about cats, dogs and mice. They may represent human beings. 

 

Interpretation

My interpretation of "The Wise Dog" revolves around reality and truth. In other words, there is only one truth, but it might be perceived differently depending on who, how, and what is looking at it. In this parable, we can see that cats and dogs have different opinions, much like humans. In the end we can only look to the truth, regardless of our opinions.