99 Fables
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2011
227 pages
978-0-8173-8585-9 (ISBN)
Description
Superb stories, meaningful themes, and powerful effects At the time of his death, the longest manuscript still in William March's possession was a collection of fables, which he had completed for the first time in 1938. While Company K, The Tallons, The Bad Seed, and all the rest were in progress, March culled and rewrote, polished and revised these fables, always finding them "e,too good to destroy,"e, yet never finding them a good venture for a commercial publisher. Now, posthumously, the collection appears in this book, and readers can enjoy the fabulous world of William March. This is not to imply that it is a "e,pretty world."e, The fables themselves are an immediate delight, and everyone will find many favorites among the 99. But in the end, March's view of the world is a hard one, and the morals, however charmingly expressed are bitter enough to rival the themes of his novels.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Aesop and King Croesus
- 2. The Insulted Rabbit
- 3. The Escaped Elephant
- 4. The Persimmon Tree
- 5. The Young Poet and The Worm
- 6. The Bird and The Waterfall
- 7. The Criminal Female
- 8. The Sheep and The Soldiers
- 9. The Stableboy
- 10. The World and Its Redeemers
- 11. The Donkey and The Calf
- 12. White and Yellow Corn
- 13. The Two Stags
- 14. The Crow and The Parrot
- 15. The Mongoose and The Cobra
- 16. The Wasp and The Caterpillar
- 17. Nightingales and Mockingbirds
- 18. The Farmer and The Mink
- 19. The Farmer Boy and The Ladies
- 20. The Proud Queen
- 21. The Truthful Hawk
- 22. The Polecat and His Friends
- 23. The Democratic Bretts
- 24. The Distinguished and The Obscure
- 25. The Magician and The Peasants
- 26. The Kissless Lovebird
- 27. The Window and Her Son
- 28. The Wild Horses
- 29. The Elephants and The Antelopes
- 30. The Rigid Oak and The Flexible Reed
- 31. The King and His Successor
- 32. The Gull and The Earthquake
- 33. The Shepherd and His Monument
- 34. The Ditch
- 35. The Old Cow and The Heifers
- 36. The Bees' Honey
- 37. The Two Seals
- 38. The Beaver's House
- 39. The Peacock and His Bride
- 40. The Grasshoppers and Their Wealthy Neighbors
- 41. The Monkey Hill
- 42. The Dog and Her Rival
- 43. The Identical Crows
- 44. The Panther and the Woodcutter
- 45. Good News and Bad News
- 46. The Woodchuck and The Old Bones
- 47. The Turtle and The Geese
- 48. The Panthers, The Leopards, and The Jaguars
- 49. The Woodcutter and The Lion
- 50. The Hyena and The Badger
- 51. The Magician and The Mole
- 52. Man and His Natural Enemy
- 53. The Traitorous Jackal
- 54. The Tears of the Rich
- 55. Dishonored Prophets
- 56. The Wolves and The Work Animals
- 57. The Fat Woman and The Terrier
- 58. The Murderer and His Moral Code
- 59. The King and The Bright Young Men
- 60. The King and The Outcast
- 61. The End of The World
- 62. The Snapping Turtle and The Wisteria Vine
- 63. The Screech Owl and The Farmer
- 64. The Queen and The Woodcutter's Wife
- 65. The King and The Plotters
- 66. The Sow With The Unlimited Milk
- 67. The Cock and The Capon
- 68. The Hangman and The Hero
- 69. The Doubting Ducks
- 70. The Pig and The Dirty Doves
- 71. The Mink and The Tame Animals
- 72. The Philosophical Lead-Ram
- 73. The Guinea Fowl and The Farmer
- 74. The Doctor and The Hippopotamus
- 75. Cowards and Fearless Men
- 76. The Visitor and The Razorback Hogs
- 77. The Lark and Her Nest
- 78. The Birthday of The Hermit
- 79. Men and The Other Animals
- 80. The Disasters
- 81. The Untouchable
- 82. The Nightingale That Listened To Men
- 83. The Miracle
- 84. The Rattlesnake and The Scorpion
- 85. The Squirrel and The Trees
- 86. The Fisherman and The Hen
- 87. The King and The Nature of Man
- 88. The Law of The Foxes
- 89. The Farmhand and His Judges
- 90. The Strangers
- 91. The Slave and The Cart Horse
- 92. The Fox and The Fur Piece
- 93. The Prophets and The Mountains
- 94. The Pious Mantis
- 95. The Prayer That Was Almost Answered
- 96. The Unspeakable Words
- 97. Aesop's Last Fable
- 98. Iadmon and Aesop
- 99. The Unique Quality of Truth
