Fables for the Frivolous


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One of the earliest works by the American parodist, Guy Wetmore Carryl, these fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s original writings. The fables are written in verse, and are light-hearted re-tellings of fables from two centuries before, each ending with a moral and a pun. Among the more celebrated of the fables are The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare, The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull, and The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven. (Summary written by Chriss) (0 hr 52 min)

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The Arrogant Fox and the Unapproachable Grapes 2:35 Gelesen von chriss the girl
The Persevering Tortoise and the Pretentious Hare 2:22 Gelesen von Khoa Tran
The Patrician Peacocks and the Overweening Jay 2:43 Gelesen von Peter Katt
The Arrogant Frog and the Superior Bull 2:07 Gelesen von Noam Yogev
The Domineering Eagle and the Inventive Bratling 2:40 Gelesen von David Barnes
The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn 2:43 Gelesen von Betsie Bush
The Unusual Goose and the Imbecilic Woodcutter 2:11 Gelesen von Noam Yogev
The Rude Rat and the Unostentatious Oyster 2:38 Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
The Urban Rat and the Suburban Rat 2:11 Gelesen von chriss the girl
The Impecunious Grasshopper and the Frugal Ant 2:32 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
The Pampered Lapdog and the Misguided Ass 2:23 Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum
The Vainglorious Oak and the Modest Bullrush 2:36 Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum
The Inhuman Wolf and the Lamb Sans Gene 2:35 Gelesen von Gesine
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven 2:51 Gelesen von David Barnes
The Microscopic Trout and the Machiavellian Fisherman 3:29 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear 2:39 Gelesen von David Barnes
The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl 1:54 Gelesen von Justine Young
The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades 2:25 Gelesen von Joyce Nussbaum
The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper 2:22 Gelesen von Gesine
The Impetuous Breeze and the Diplomatic Sun 4:25 Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)