Twenty-five fables

Book

Twenty-five fables / retold & illustrated by Norah Montgomerie.

Summary:

Draws upon nineteenth century collectors of traditional tales: J.F. Campbell's West highland tales, Chambers' Popular tales, O'Connor's Tales from Tibet, Steere's Swahili tales and the many translations from the books of the Panchatantra and other Jataka or Indian tales.

Record details

Physical Description: 60 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Publisher: London, Abelard-Schuman [1961]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:: Big fox and little fox -- The moon in the pond -- The robin and the wren -- The three fish and the fishermen -- The little grey goose -- The date gatherers -- Henny-Penny -- The monkey and the shark -- The ass and the pet dog -- How the wolf lost his tail -- The goat and the wolf -- The ass in the tiger skin -- The fox and the stork -- Nothing-at-all -- The friendly mouse -- The ambitious maiden -- The marriage of the robin and the wren -- The man who lost his way -- The tortoise and the two swans -- The lion and the hare -- The travellers and the bear -- The mouse and the magician -- The eagle and the wren -- The gold dust that turned to sand -- The oak and the reed.