TY - SER AU - Carryl, Guy Wetmore, TI - Fables for the Frivolous AV - PS PY - 2004/// PB - Project Gutenberg, KW - Fables KW - Humorous poetry N1 - The ambitious fox and the unapproachable grapes -- The persevering tortoise and the pretentious hare -- The patrician peacocks and the overweening jay -- The arrogant frog and the superior bull -- The domineering eagle and the inventive bratling -- The iconoclastic rustic and the apropos acorn -- The unusual goose and the imbecilic woodcutter -- The rude rat and the unostentatious oyster -- The urban rat and the suburban rat -- The impecunious cricket and the frugal ant -- The pampered lapdog and the misguided ass -- The vainglorious oak and the modest bullrush -- The inhuman wolf and the lamb sans gene -- The sycophantic fox and the gullible raven -- The microscopic trout and the machiavellian fisherman -- The confiding peasant and the maladroit bear -- The precipitate cock and the unappreciated pearl -- The abbreviated fox and his sceptical comrades -- The hospitable caledonian and the thankless viper -- The impetuous breeze and the diplomatic sun; Public domain in the USA; Text UR - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6438 ER -