Fables for the Frivolous

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 30, 2023

In Category - Poetry, Humorous Fiction, Single author

Authors: Guy Wetmore Carryl In Year : 1898

Book Language: English

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The Arrogant Fox and the Unapproachable Grapes
The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare
The Patrician Peacocks and the Overweening Jay
The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull
The Domineering Eagle and the Inventive Bratling
The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn
The Unusual Goose and the Imbecilic Woodcutter
The Rude Rat and the Unostentatious Oyster
The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat
The Impecunious Grasshopper and the Frugal Ant
The Pampered Lapdog and the Misguided Ass
The Vainglorious Oak and the Modest Bullrush
The Inhuman Wolf and the Lamb Sans Gene
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven
The Microscopic Trout and the Machiavellian Fisherman
The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear
The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl
The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades
The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper
The Impetuous Breeze and the Diplomatic Sun

One of the earliest works by the American parodist, Guy Wetmore Carryl, these fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s original writings. The fables are written in verse, and are light-hearted re-tellings of fables from two centuries before, each ending with a moral and a pun. Among the more celebrated of the fables are The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare, The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull, and The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven. (Summary written by Chriss)