“Anything to Please! (An Aesop Fable Retold)"

Title

“Anything to Please! (An Aesop Fable Retold)"

Description

1929 “Anything to Please! (An Aesop Fable Retold)”. Verses by Jane Corby. Picture by P.H. Webb. Boys and Girls Section, “Saturday Free Press,” Winnipeg Canada, June 1, 1929. Unknown source.

This is a dramatic one-picture presentation of a great story! There are surprise and wonder on the humans’ faces; there may be a trace of animosity and anger on the donkey’s face. The rainbow background fits the loud presentation well. The rhythms and rhymes in the couplets are sometimes forced, but the story goes through a good progression. Here the son is the first rider, and that opens up a chance for him to jump down generously when he is criticized. This version ends with a moral: “Well, that is all; the story’s done. You see, you can’t please everyone. It’s best to do with all your might Just what you think yourself is right.”

Date

1929

Subject

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