The Lion and the Stoat · Markoe DePorres Club

Title: en_US The Lion and the Stoat
Description: en_US Pliny et al
Creator: en_US Pliny
Contributor: en_US Zelinsky, Paul O.
Date: 2016-01-25T16:14:45Z; en_US 1996-03; en_US 1991
Date Available: 2016-01-25T16:14:45Z
Date Issued: en_US 1991
Abstract: en_US The first of these is a delightful story that I judge to be a fable. The lion and the stoat agree on a contest of their paintings, to be unveiled in the public square. The lion unveils his still life, and suddenly some sparrows fly down and begin to peck at the grapes in it. The lion is thus confident of victory and challenges the stoat to show what is behind his curtain. The stoat proudly proclaims that there is no curtain, only a painting of one, and that thus the lion has fooled the birds but the stoat has fooled the lion. The second story centers on successive splittings of each other's painted lines. In the third, both are commissioned for paintings in the city hall, and both paint self-portraits. Though they agree to give up contests, the last scene shows them playing tic-tac-toe on their checkered tablecloth. Delightful art work to match spirited stories!
Identifier: en_US 395551609; en_US 2258 (Access ID)
uri: http://hdl.handle.net/10504/77816
Language: en_US eng
Publisher: en_US Houghton Mifflin; en_US Boston, MA
Subject: en_US PZ7.Z3966 Li 1991; en_US Collection
Type: en_US Book, Whole