Fables Collection

Tortoise and Hare (Fol)
The Hare and the Tortoise Date: 1912

Fable / Wind and Sun
THE WIND AND THE SUN Both disputed over who could cause the traveller to shed his cloak; the wind blew strongly, but in the suns gentle heat the man derobed

The fox & the stork. Aesops fable.Date: 15th century

The Fox and the Crow
The cunning fox is able to trick the crow into dropping the cheese from her beak by implying that she cannot sing

Stag and his Reflection
THE STAG SEEING HIMSELF IN THE WATER: A stag admires his antlers in a stream, and considers his legs not worthy but when he has to outrun a foe his legs prove more useful

The Wolves and the Sheep
THE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP The wolves break the peace pact they had with the sheep, and attack them in their sheepfold; a faithless enemy is not to be trusted

Cartoon by George Studdy, part of his Fruity Fables series, showing a lady orange peeling off her skin down to a bikini. Credit should read

The fox & the crow. Aesops fable.Date: 15th century

Aesop / Hare & Tortoise
The Hare and the Tortoise

Fable / Old Man & Death
THE OLD MAN & DEATH An old man, exhausted gathering sticks, calls for Death to take him; immediately Death appears, and the man regrets what he wished for

The Monkey and the Cat
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT A monkey persuades a cat to steal chestnuts roasting on the fire; the monkey eats the nuts and the cat gets the blame

Fable / Fox & Grapes
THE FOX AND THE GRAPES The fox spies juicy ripe grapes and tries to reach them but in vain; eventually he gives up, proclaiming the grapes to be probably sour

Aesop / Juno and Peacock
Of Juno the goddess and of the Peacock and the Nightingale - illustration to Caxtons 1484 edition of Aesops Fables

Town & Country Mouse
LE RAT DE VILLE ET LE RAT DES CHAMPS (the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse) - The country mouse alarmed by the sounds of the town house

Fable - the Young Widow
THE YOUNG WIDOW A widow who inconsolably mourns the death of her husband finds in time that she is ready to meet suitors and wed again Date: circa 1870

Daphnis - Alcimadura
DAPHNIS AND ALCIMADURA Daphnis dies of love for the beautiful but haughty Alcimadura, but she stills disdains him Date: circa 1870

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THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
THE FARMER & HIS SONS A farmer on his deathbed tells his sons that a treasure lies hidden on his farm so that they will care for and dig the earth after his death Date: 1761

FABLE / COURT OF DEATH
Death, on his throne, surrounded by his pale courtiers': diseases Date: 1761

AESOP/BLACKAMOOR
THE BLACKAMOOR Thinking his dark skin is only dirt, they seek to scrub him white, but in vain, the blackamoor remains black, catches cold and dies

Grandville (1803-1847)
Jean-Ignace Isidore Gerard. An Animal in the Moon engraved by Breviere from The Fables of la Fontaine. Date: 1843

Foxs adventures with verses inside a Christmas card
Foxs adventures with a crow, geese and a rabbit inside a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

MONKEY AND DOLPHIN
THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN The dolphin thinks it has saved a man from the shipwreck, but finds its only a monkey

TOWN AND COUNTRY MICE
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE The country mouse realises that he is not suited for life in the big city

THE WOLF AND THE LAMB The lamb, drinking in the stream, may have the law on his side, but the wolf shows him that might is stronger than right

THE HARE AND THE FROGS The timid hare discovers that there are creatures even more timid than himself - one of Dores most powerful images. Date: circa 1870

THE WOLF AS SHEPHERD One of Dores finest illust- -rations, simply taken at face value, and at the same time a powerful allegory of brute force hiding its brutality

MERCURY AND THE CAMEL

FABLE / LION IN LOVE
THE LION IN LOVE He must agree to let his teeth be plucked out and his claws cut off. Date: circa 1870

FABLES / CATS AND MICE
THE QUARREL OF THE DOGS AND THE CATS, AND THAT OF THE CATS AND THE MICE Two cats have caught two mice

FABLE / MAN & DONKEY FABLE / MAN & DONKEY
The donkey attacks a man and two more men attack the donkey

FABLE / TWO ASSES / DORE
One of the asses and his owner collapse

HARE AND TORTOISE
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE The hare sleeps... and the tortoise wins the race Date: 1809

THE OAK AND THE REED
THE OAK & THE REED Which is the stronger of the two ? In a storm, the reed bends while the oak is felled by the lightning-stroke

Jean De LA Fontaine
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE French writer, noted for his Fables Date: 1621 - 1695

Town Mouse & Country Mouse
THE COUNTRY MOUSE & THE CITY MOUSE " Well if this is your town life, much good may you do with it." Date: 1912

Fable / Two Springs
THE TWO SPRINGS Two springs issued from the same mountain; one rushed along in a torrent, the other was a gentle, beneficient stream

The Torrent & the River
THE TORRENT AND THE RIVER A man survives the rushing and roaring of a torrent, but an apparently calm river he takes for granted, and he and his horse drown in the deep water

The Lion and the Mouse

Aesop (c. 620A?i?564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist. Aesop s
Aesop (c. 620A?i?564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801. Colored

Belling the Cat
BELLING THE CAT A mouse wearing a bell around its neck sits on the back of a tabby cat who also wears a bell

Story of the Wolf and the Fox, originally a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Date: circa 1900s

The Lion and the Fox
British Lion " Going to help me, are you? Thank you for nothing, Master Fox. I began the work alone, and I mean to finish it!!

Aesop / Blackamoor
Aesop/Blackamoor

The Fox Without a Tail
THE FOX THAT LOST ITS TAIL A fox that lost its tail in a trap and mourned its loss, tried to convince his brethren that they would be better off without their tails

Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695). Colored engraving
Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695). French fabulist. Engraving in History of France, 1881. Colored

Jacob Jordaens (1593 A?i? 1678). Flemish Baroque painter. The Satyr and the Peasant. 1620-1621. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Aesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist. Aesops Fabl
Aesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801

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