Congratulations to all who entered, contributed and enjoyed – it's an interesting challenging journey – relief is in sight today …
My inspiration for this post came from finding Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard (1803 - 1847) - prolific illustrator and caricaturist |
Life's moral lessons expressed via animals … A to Z of rabbit holes n'est pas?!
Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism
… not quite animal, vegetable or mineral … but informatory tales told from the earliest of days …
An example of Anthropomorphism see Panchatantra for explanation |
I'd better start … with A for Anthropomorphism … using the rabbit fooling the elephant king by showing him the reflection of the moon.
B is for The Bear and the Bees …
C and D are for The Dog and the Crocodile …
E is for The Eagle and the Owl …
G is for Gutenberg's files on Fables ...
H is for The Hares and the Frogs ...
I is for the Impertinent Insect …
The Impertinent Insect |
K is for the Kite and the Doves ...
L is for The Lion and the Gnat ...
M is for The Mouse and the Oyster ...
Nizami Ganjavi |
N is for Nizami Ganjavi – considered to be the greatest 12thC romantic epic poet in Persian literature …
O is for The Olive Tree and the Reed …
P is for the Priest and the Wolf …
(A Hilary adaption) |
R is for The Rivers and the Sea …
S is for The Snake and the Crab …
U is for underground where we find The Mice in Council …
V is for The Vultures and the Pigeons …
W is for The Weasel and Aphrodite …
The Vultures and the Pigeons |
X is for X number of fables …
Y is The Young Man and the Swallow …
Z is for Zeus and the Tortoise …
Short story from the Jungle Book collection |
Congratulations to all A – Zers … and as far as I'm concerned let's hope M for May gives us some summer weather!
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters Inspirational Stories