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Fables for the Frivolous

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)

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Single author , Humorous Fiction , Poetry

Running Time: 52 minutes 21 seconds

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