The short story, “The Ass and the Ox”, seems to be a new perspective on an old event.-Read the story.-In what ways does this new, or alternative perspective, enrich and critique one’s understanding of the events it alludes to?-What is the author’s over-all point in re-creating this event?-Use examples of satire, allusion and anthropomorphism as they relate to answering the above question(s).-Include three other narratives (current or historical) in which a change of subject leads to a different historical interpretation.