Um, The autobahn, The Beatle, the Jet engine, even the color of law enforcement flashing lights,all due to hitler. thanks to ananas for telling me about the blue lights

I approve of this book endorsement.

According to ChatGPT, a moral lesson similar to the one of The Hangman
can be learned from Aesop fables like:
“The Farmer and the Stork”
“The Wolf and the Lamb”
“The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”
“The Frogs Who Desired a King” (closest thematic Aesop fable)

The Frogs Asking for a King (1884 Aesop’s Fables translation):
The Frogs, grieved at having no established Ruler, sent ambassadors to Jupiter entreating for a King.
He, perceiving their simplicity, cast down a huge log into the lake. The Frogs, terrified at the splash occasioned by its fall, hid themselves in the depth of the pool. But no sooner did they see that the huge log continued motionless, than they swam again to the top of the water, dismissed their fears, and came so to despise it as to climb up, and to squat upon it.
After some time they began to think themselves ill‑treated in the appointment of so inert a Ruler, and sent a second deputation to Jupiter to pray that he would set over them another sovereign.
He then gave them an eel to govern them. When the Frogs discovered his easy good nature, they yet a third time sent to Jupiter to beg that he would once more choose for them another King.
Jupiter, displeased with all their complaints, sent a Heron, who preyed upon the Frogs day by day, till there were none left to complain.
Moral: When you seek to change your condition, be sure that you can better it.

Aesop’s fables are not stories in the modern sense. They’re very short parables, often only a few sentences long. There isn’t a “full-length story” version because they were meant to illustrate a moral quickly, like a proverb. In that sense, they are very much like bible 'stories'.

In historical times, people used parables to teach morality. Humans naturally learn through story, example, and emotion, not pure logic. That’s why parables, fables, and allegories have been so effective across cultures for thousands of years,
they teach without needing formal education or reasoning skills.
It simply tells a short story, and than says: "Do you see what happened to the frogs? Don't be like the frogs!"
That's similar for The Hangman, which only adds an artistic element; poetry.

The problem is that you can do the same for ALL moral lessons, good AND BAD.
In Aesop, the story shows: “This happened → here’s the result → here’s a moral.”
But the same structure could be used for destructive or unethical lessons if the storyteller wanted: Example: “Person X stole from neighbors → Person X enjoyed the loot and nothing happened → therefore stealing is smart.”

Readers or listeners might misinterpret the moral:
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (also Aesop) doesn't teach to not lie, if you think about it,
it teaches to never tell the same lie TWICE.

To show why an action is right or wrong, link the behavior to its real consequences for people in general. Then generalize it into a principle.
Morals are accurate when the cause → effect → general lesson chain is clear.

Sorry, I am telling the truth on this 1, i fell and got hurt on the ice the other day and have been laid up hurting bad,with little to no desire to turn on the boob tube or internet news.