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)
Listen next episodes of
Fables for the Frivolous:
The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades ,
The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear ,
The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper ,
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 Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl ,
The Rude Rat and the Unostentatious Oyster ,
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven ,
The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat ,
The Vainglorious Oak and the Modest Bullrush