aesops: four tales

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ÆSOP’S FABLES four selected tales

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A selection of four Aesops fables with images.

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ÆSOP’S FABLESfour selected tales

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the fighting cocks & the eagle

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This book, and the images it contains, is a collection of visuals that will

be used in a larger publication respecting Aesop’s Fables.

It is a glimpse into our process and progress to date.

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the fighting cocks & the eagle03/04

Two game Cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard. One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner, while the con-queror, flying up to a high wall, flapped his wings

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and crowed exultingly with all his might. An Eagle sailing through the air pounced upon him and carried him off in his talons. The van-quished cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery.

PridE gOES BEFOrE dEStructiOn.

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the fox & the goat05/06

A Fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well and seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing his sad plight under a merry guise, the fox indulged in a lavish praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The Goat, mindful only of his thirst, thought-lessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the Fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for their common escape. “If,” said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the

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wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.” The Goat readily assented and the fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat’s horns, he safely reached the mouth of the well and made off as fast as he could. When the Goat upbraided him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape.”

LOOk BEFOrE yOu LEAP.

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the lion & the mouse07/08

A Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters

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A kindnESS iS nEvEr wAStEd.

who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. Rec-ognizing his roar, the Mouse came, gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free. Upon freeing him, the mouse exclaimed: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”

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the wolf & the kid09/10

There was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able to take care of himself. So one eve-ning when the flock started home from the pasture and his mother called, the Kid paid no heed and kept on nibbling the tender grass. A little later when he lifted his head, the flock was gone and he was all alone. The sun was sinking; long shadows came creeping over the ground. A chilly little wind came creeping with them, making frightening nois-es in the grass. The Kid shivered as he thought of the terrible Wolf. Then he started wildly over the field, bleating for his mother. But not halfway, near a clump of trees, there was the Wolf! The Kid knew there was little hope for him. “Please, Mr. Wolf,” he said, trembling. “I know you are going to eat me. But first please pipe me a tune, for I want to dance and be merry as long as I can.” The Wolf liked the idea of a little music before eating, so he struck up a merry

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tune and the Kid leaped and frisked gaily. Mean-while, the flock was moving slowly homeward. In the still evening air the Wolf ’s piping carried far. The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears, for they recognized the song the Wolf sings before a feast, and in a moment they were racing back to the pasture. The Wolf ’s song ended suddenly, and with the Dogs at his heels, he ran away, calling himself a fool for turning piper to please a Kid, when he should have stuck to his butcher’s trade.

dO nOt LEt Anything turn yOu FrOm yOur PurPOSE.

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the fighting cocks & the eagle