FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS (1898)
by Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904)

CONTENTS
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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 Bulrush
The Inhuman Wolf and the Lamb Sans Gene
The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven
The Microscopic Trout and the Machiavelian Fisherman
The Confiding Peasant and the Maladroit Bear
The Precipitate Cock and the Unappreciated Pearl
The Abbreviated Fox and his Skeptical Comrades
The Hospitable Caledonian and the Thankless Viper
The Impetuous Breeze and the Diplomatic Sun