Item
The Dog and his Reflection & The Fox and Sour Grapes
- Title
- en_US The Dog and his Reflection & The Fox and Sour Grapes
- en_US Sawan World Famous Aesop's Fables
- en_US WFAF5
- Description
- No Author
- Creator
- en_US No Author See all items with this value
- Date
- 2022-11-07T16:12:06Z
- 2022-11
- en_US 2018
- Date Available
- 2022-11-07T16:12:06Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 2018
- Abstract
- en_US In this version of DS, the butcher throws the hungry dog a piece of meat. To get to his favorite place outside the village where he would not be disturbed, the dog needs to cross a bridge that is narrow, old, and worn. As he crosses, he thinks that he sees "a real dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own." A careful reader will wonder here because the meat has suddenly become a bone. The dog growls at his reflection, and it growls back. "He barked at the shadow, and lost the meat." The last image portrays the dog's frustration well! The fox in FG is both hungry and thirsty after searching for food. He rests in the shadow of some vines and then notices grapes ready for harvest. After jumping to get them, he takes a running start, but he still misses. The text speaks of the grapes as purple, and the artist presents them as green. "They must be sour." Moral: "We despise what we can't get!"
- Identifier
- en_US 12791 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Manoj Publications
- en_US Delhi, India
- Subject
- Aesop See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books