FABLES FOR THEFRIVOLOUS
(With Apologies to La Fontaine)
By GUY WETMORE CARRYL
With Illustrations by Peter Newell
1898
FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS
TO
MY FATHER
NOTE:
I have pleasure in acknowledging the courteous permission
the editors to reprint in this form such of the following fables
were originally published in Harper's periodicals, in
Life
,
and
Munsey's Magazine
.
G. W. C.
CONTENTS
THE AMBITIOUS FOX AND THEUNAPPROACHABLE GRAPES
THE PERSEVERING TORTOISEAND THE PRETENTIOUS HARE
THE PATRICIAN PEACOCKSAND THE OVERWEENING JAY
THE ARROGANT FROG AND THESUPERIOR BULL
THE DOMINEERING EAGLE ANDTHE INVENTIVE BRATLING
THE ICONOCLASTIC RUSTICAND THE APROPOS ACORN
THE UNUSUAL GOOSE AND THEIMBECILIC WOODCUTTER
THE RUDE RAT AND THEUNOSTENTATIOUS OYSTER
THE URBAN RAT AND THESUBURBAN RAT
THE IMPECUNIOUS CRICKETAND THE FRUGAL ANT
THE PAMPERED LAPDOG ANDTHE MISGUIDED ASS
THE VAINGLORIOUS OAK ANDTHE MODEST BULRUSH
THE INHUMAN WOLF AND THELAMB SANS GENE
...
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