Fables for the Frivolous


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(4 étoiles; 2 critiques)

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)

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The Arrogant Fox and the Unapproachable Grapes 2:35 Lu par chriss the girl
The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare 2:22 Lu par Khoa Tran
The Patrician Peacocks and the Overweening Jay 2:43 Lu par Peter Katt
The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull 2:07 Lu par Noam Yogev
The Domineering Eagle and the Inventive Bratling 2:40 Lu par David Barnes
The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn 2:43 Lu par Betsie Bush
The Unusual Goose and the Imbecilic Woodcutter 2:11 Lu par Noam Yogev
The Rude Rat and the Unostentatious Oyster 2:38 Lu par Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat 2:11 Lu par chriss the girl
The Impecunious Grasshopper and the Frugal Ant 2:32 Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
The Pampered Lapdog and the Misguided Ass 2:23 Lu par Joyce Nussbaum
The Vainglorious Oak and the Modest Bullrush 2:36 Lu par Joyce Nussbaum
The Inhuman Wolf and the Lamb Sans Gene 2:35 Lu par Gesine
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven 2:51 Lu par David Barnes
The Microscopic Trout and the Machiavellian Fisherman 3:29 Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear 2:39 Lu par David Barnes
The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl 1:54 Lu par Justine Young
The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades 2:25 Lu par Joyce Nussbaum
The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper 2:22 Lu par Gesine
The Impetuous Breeze and the Diplomatic Sun 4:25 Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015)