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Two Dogs who had been fighting for a bone, without advantage to either, referred their dispute to a Sheep. The Sheep patiently heard their statements, then flung the bone into a pond. "Why did you do that?" said the Dogs. "Because," replied the Sheep, "I am a vegetarian." This and 244 other "fantastic fables" from the bitter pen of Ambrose Bierce fill this little volume to overflowing with a rich feast of Bierce's misanthropy. Bierce didn't miss a...
2) Fables
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Harper & Row, Publishers
Pub. Date
[1980]
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
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Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2010.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This collection of Aesop's fables includes both beloved tales such as "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and "The Lion and the Mouse," as well as less familiar but equally charming stories like "The Peacock and the Crane."
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Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1956.
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English
Description
"Mr. Thurber's animal kingdom and its possible worlds point up his hand-made morals in ever-loving happy talk for his devoted followers. Over forty fables to rouse the risibilities wander from the prehistoric to men, women and children, with all walking, crawling and flying things in between, and they encounter and discount the experiences that are the basis of the morals. It's hard to choose between the fauna, and many a maxim will have a defend-to-the-death...
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As James Thurber writes in his preface, "This book contains a selection of the stories and drawings the old boy did in his prime, a period which extended roughly from the year Lindbergh flew the Atlantic to the day coffee was rationed. He presents this to his readers with his sincere best wishes for a happy new world." The Thurber Carnival, which the Saturday Review called "one of the absolutely essential books of our time," was a phenomenal bestseller...
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Turtle Bay Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
The first installment of Barthelme's complete oeuvre contains a compilation of short pieces and plays. Together they form a witty melange, entertaining and at the same time a substantial literary entree to be savored. Many of the works collected here defy classification. Barthelme himself was known to label a piece of writing a "whatchacallit." In the brief format of parodies and satires, Barthelme pokes fun at persons ranging from respondents to...
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Wisdom Tales
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Presents ten animal stories, each containing a moral lesson, including the importance of being humble, the dangers of being too proud, the importance of generosity and sharing, and how everyone, no matter how small, has a part to play in life.
16) Poor Shaydullah
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Macmillan Co
Pub. Date
1931.
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English
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"Shaydullah the beggar seeks Allah to find out why his prayers have not been answered, and finds more questions from those he meets along the way, but even with the answers, Shaydullah can't overcome his own nature, nor learn the lessons Allah was trying to teach him." --