“The Feint with the Moon”, a fable from Hitopadesa. (1924) by Tom Seidmann-Freud, from Book of Hare Stories.

Source: Technische Universität Braunschweig

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#berlin #moon #rabbits #hares #ponds #fables #art #publicdomain

The enduring nature of the fable as a pedagogical tool highlights the universal human need for narrative-based ethics. 🏛️📜

I am pleased to share an insightful new compilation by Danna Southwell: "Top 10 Fables With Morals." A valuable resource for educators, writers, and students of literature.

Full article here:
🔗 https://www.dannasouthwellauthor.com/top-10-fables-with-morals/

#Literature #Fables #DannaSouthwell #Ethics #Education #Storytelling #PublicInterest

“I never read such an impious book,” said the reader, throwing it on the floor.
“You need not hurt me,” said the book; “you will only get less for me second hand, and I did not write myself.”

For World Book Day (UK & Ireland), a fable about a book: Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Reader”

@bookstodon

#Scottish #literature #RobertLouisStevenson #fables #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction #19thcentury #Victorian

Yuval Sharon Reimagines the Canon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/books/book-currents/yuval-sharon-reimagines-the-canon

From Anvār-i Suhaylī (1847).

Source: The Walters Art Museum

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#panchatantra #persia #animals #mountains #iran #rural #altercation #cows #violence #fables #art #publicdomain

Fable-uary week 3, work in progress.

The Lion and the Mouse, an Aesopian fable.

#fable #fableuary #feralart #animalart #lion #mouse #thelionandthemouse #aesopsfables #aesop #fables #wip #workinprogress