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The Mice and the Hot Tempered Frogs
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
This is, I believe, a pleasant mixture of the fable about a single frog and mouse and the batrychomuamachia. The fight breaks out over fears that the enemy will take over the others' homes. The other animals get sick of ...
The Crow and the Dove
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
The version of this fable is difficult for me. A man brings home a "mother" dove and takes care of it in its cage. A neighboring crow tries to befriend this dove, insulted, answers: "You must have a hard life. I live ...
The Lamb and the Crocodile
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
A lamb comes tired and thirsty to the river, only to discover a crocodile there. The latter tries to persuade the lamb to come and take a drink. The lamb eventually comes up with a fine answer: "You don't care that I'm ...
The Donkey and the Statue
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
This is the story that I used in a bishops' retreat some years ago. It made quite an impact. In this case, an artist finishes a beautiful sculpture and ties it on the donkey's back to carry it into the village. There ...
The Long Winter
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
The farmer in this story experiences a hard winter, so hard that he finally has to slaughter his cow in order to eat. The dog and cat sense what is going on and lead other animals to flee the farm before they get eaten ...
The Cow and the Goat
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
This is the story of a cow fleeing from a pursuing lion. She discovers a cave but then learns that a selfish goat inhabits the cave. Even though there would be room for two, the goat will not allow the cow in. The cow ...
The Fish and the Fisherman
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
This is the story of the fisherman and the small fish, caught in this version only after a disappointing day of catching nothing. The stated moral is "When you see an opportunity, you have to take it." That moral is ...
The Cricket and the Dumb Donkey
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
The donkey is charmed by the cricket's song and learns that the cricket drinks dew drops from the leaves. So he drinks dew drops from the leaves for a number of days, grows weak, and dies. The stated moral is "Choose the ...
The Tiger and The Wild buffalo
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
The lion divides the two buffalo friends by suggesting untrue rumors to each about the other. There is an English error late in the story: "parted aways." The stated moral is "unity is strength." True to this series, ...
The Deer's Day Out
(Reading Support Foundation, 2018)
This version of "The Stag Admiring His Horns" develops several elements, perhaps not all wisely. The story starts with the stag proud of everything about himself, including his "long legs." Further, he brags about himself ...