A stunningly presented modern-day fable from world-renowned talent Oliver Jeffers.There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his.“You are mine,” Fausto said t
This study argues that the vernacular fable constituted a productive site for negotiating scholastic poetics in late medieval England. On the basis of a close reading of Chaucer’s Nun’s Priest’s Tale
Piero di Cosimo: Painter of Faith and Fable makes available the proceedings of a conference of the same name, hosted by the Dutch University Institute for Art History (NIKI), Florence, in September 20
Gene Logsdon’s The Man Who Created Paradise is a message of hope at a time when the very concept of earth stewardship is under attack. The fable, inspired by a true story, tells how Wa
In this simple retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the poor mice live in constant fear of the sneaky cat. The cat is so quiet, the mice can never hear her approach. How will the mice solve their c
"In this retelling of Aesop's classic fable, the country mouse is embarrassed by his simple life. Then he visits the city mouse and finds out his life may not be so bad after all!"
"In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the fox tries and tries to reach the grapes he wants. However, he can't climb or jump very high. Will he ever get the grapes?"
"In this easy-to-read retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the ant works hard all summer to get ready for winter. The grasshopper doesn't work at all. He plays, sings, and relaxes. When the wi
In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, a tiny mouse is saved by a hungry lion. The mouse promises to return the favor, even though the lion doesn't believe such a small creature could help th
Fable for Another Time is one of the most significant and far-reaching literary texts of postwar France. Composed in the tumultuous aftermath of World War II, largely in the Danish prison cell where t
This distinctly Mexican version of an old fable found in Spain, Portugal, and France is retold and updated by a well-known storyteller. The little red ant has found a wonderful crumb, but she's not st
