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    Fables for the Frivolous
    Fables for the Frivolous
    Fables for the Frivolous
    Audiobook48 minutes

    Fables for the Frivolous

    Written by Guy Wetmore Carryl

    Narrated by Edward Miller

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    Fables for the Frivolous is 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 Aesop-style 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudioliterature
    Release dateDec 15, 2016

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