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Tortoise and Hare (Fol)The Hare and the Tortoise Date: 1912
Fable / Wind and SunTHE 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 CrowThe cunning fox is able to trick the crow into dropping the cheese from her beak by implying that she cannot sing
Stag and his ReflectionTHE 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 SheepTHE 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 & TortoiseThe Hare and the Tortoise
Fable / Old Man & DeathTHE 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 CatTHE 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 & GrapesTHE 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 PeacockOf Juno the goddess and of the Peacock and the Nightingale - illustration to Caxtons 1484 edition of Aesops Fables
Town & Country MouseLE 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 WidowTHE 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 - AlcimaduraDAPHNIS 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 SONSTHE 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 DEATHDeath, on his throne, surrounded by his pale courtiers': diseases Date: 1761
AESOP/BLACKAMOORTHE 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 cardFoxs adventures with a crow, geese and a rabbit inside a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
MONKEY AND DOLPHINTHE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN The dolphin thinks it has saved a man from the shipwreck, but finds its only a monkey
TOWN AND COUNTRY MICETHE 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 LOVETHE LION IN LOVE He must agree to let his teeth be plucked out and his claws cut off. Date: circa 1870
FABLES / CATS AND MICETHE 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 & DONKEYThe donkey attacks a man and two more men attack the donkey
FABLE / TWO ASSES / DOREOne of the asses and his owner collapse
HARE AND TORTOISETHE HARE AND THE TORTOISE The hare sleeps... and the tortoise wins the race Date: 1809
THE OAK AND THE REEDTHE 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 FontaineJEAN DE LA FONTAINE French writer, noted for his Fables Date: 1621 - 1695
Town Mouse & Country MouseTHE COUNTRY MOUSE & THE CITY MOUSE " Well if this is your town life, much good may you do with it." Date: 1912
Fable / Two SpringsTHE 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 RiverTHE 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 sAesop (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 CatBELLING 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 FoxBritish 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 / BlackamoorAesop/Blackamoor
The Fox Without a TailTHE 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 engravingJean 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 FablAesop (c. 620564 BC). Ancient Greek fabulist credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesops Fables. Engraving of french edition. Paris, 1801