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Fables for the Frivolous

Fables for the Frivolous

by Guy Wetmore CARRYL (1873 - 1904)

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)


The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades

The Arrogant Fox and the Unapproachable Grapes

The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull

The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear

The Domineering Eagle and the Inventive Bratling

The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper

The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn

The Impecunious Grasshopper and the Frugal Ant

The Impetuous Breeze and the Diplomatic Sun

The Inhuman Wolf and the Lamb Sans Gene

The Microscopic Trout and the Machiavellian Fisherman

The Pampered Lapdog and the Misguided Ass

The Patrician Peacocks and the Overweening Jay

The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare

The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl

The Rude Rat and the Unostentatious Oyster

The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven

The Unusual Goose and the Imbecilic Woodcutter

The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat

The Vainglorious Oak and the Modest Bullrush