French wooden puzzle and stacking toy based on Aesop's fables · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: French wooden puzzle and stacking toy based on Aesop's fables
Description: 1980? French wooden puzzle and stacking toy based on Aesop's fables. One fable image on each of the four sides: MM; "The Heron"; FC; and TH. 8" high and 3½" square. $36.89 from FrenchVintageBibelot through Etsy, Dec., '20.

Ingenious and delightful! I wonder if this is a "one-off" created just once. Or was it a manufactured toy made many times over? Ten "storeys" make up four different images. Watch out! Solving one side does not solve the others! Of course, getting the solution "wrong" makes for some surprising characters!
Date: 1980?
Source: $36.89 from FrenchVintageBibelot through Etsy, Dec., '20.
Subject: Toys and Games See all items with this value; Wooden Toys See all items with this value; The Fox and the Crow See all items with this value; The Milkmaid See all items with this value; The Tortoise and the Hare See all items with this value; The Heron See all items with this value