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Short graphic stories based on ideas in Aesop's fables often keeping the animal heads but usually with nude figures suggesting alternative amoral versions of the moral tales. A workshop of ideas, let me know if you think I should neaten these drawings into a collection.
The Mountain in Labour
The mountain was a beauty, though she...
Wolf and Lamb
Wolf
One day met Lamb...
The Fox and the Crane
Fox
invited Crane for...
The Innkeeper and the Thief
Innkeeper had a lovely new coat which he...
The Woodman and the Serpent
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff...
The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the...
The Belly and the Members
The members of the body rebelled against the...
The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst...
The Dancing Monkeys
Prince trained Monkeys to dance; He dressed...
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Wolf was exasperated by the tediousness...
The Seaside Travellers
TRAVELLERS travelled along the...
The Mule
One Sunday after dinner with nothing to...
Two Soldiers and a Robber
When travelling wearily home
Two...
The Bat and the Weasels
BAT fell to the ground
Caught by a...
The Man and the Satyr
MAN and SATYR shared a drink
And...
Pomegranate, Apple-Tree and Bramble
POMEGRANATE: Look at me, I am so...
The Ass ad the Grasshopper
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful and...
The Fox and the Lion
One day skulking through the forest
FOX...
BOY Hunting LOCUSTS
BOY hunting LOCUSTS
BOY had a goodly...
Hercules and the Wagoner
Picture a Wagon in a country lane
Wheels...
The Mole and his Mother
MOLE, poor thing, blind from birth
Said,...
The Herdsman and the Lost Calf
HERDSMAN loved the flock, every one
One day...
The FARMER and the STORK
FARMER caught all the thieves in the...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
CHARCOAL-BURNER worked from home where black...
The Raven and the Swan
RAVEN lusted for SWAN
Floating in...
ANTS and the GRASSHOPPER
THE ANTS were industrious
Working...
The LION and the MOUSE
LION was woken by MOUSE
LION lashed out:...
The KINGDOM of the LION
LION was the fairest KING the BEASTS could...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker and...
The FOX and the MASK
FOX entered the house of an actor
FOX...
COCK and the Jewel
COCK was searching for food for himself
And...
DOG in the manger
DOG reclined, luxuriating in the manger.
It...