Amoral Tales
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 to be brought together. Let me know what you think about them and if you think I should neaten these drawings into a collection.
House of Masks
Welcome to the house of masks, an...
On death and respect
THE BEAR AND THE FOX
/dɛθ/
the...
The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst all...
On despising the unobtainable
THE FOX AND THE...
On pride and the fall
FIGHTING COCKS AND THE EAGLE
/prʌɪd/
a...
On counting and costs
THE HARES AND THE...
On words and teeth
THE HARES AND THE...
Do not promise much and deliver little
The mountain was a beauty, though she shall...
On tyranny and excuses
THE WOLF AND THE...
On miscreants and backlash
THE FOX AND THE CRANE
Fox
invited...
On deception and gullibility
THE THIEF AND THE...
The Woodman and the Serpent
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff and...
The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the lake
Playing...
The Belly and the Members
The members of the body rebelled against the...
The Dancing Monkeys
Prince trained Monkeys to dance;
He...
On clothing notoriety
THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S...
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 soldiers...
The Bat and the Weasels
BAT fell to the ground
Caught by a WEASEL...
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 and the Grasshoppers
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful and...
On familiarity and content
THE FOX AND THE...
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...
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 the...
ANTS and the GRASSHOPPER
THE ANTS were industrious
Working hard,...
The LION and the MOUSE
LION was woken by MOUSE, oh dear careless...
On fairness and equality
THE KINGDOM OF THE...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker and...
On vacuous magnificence
THE FOX AND THE...
What is precious to one may have no value for another
COCK was searching for food for...
DOG in the manger
DOG reclined, luxuriating in the manger.
It...
On looking and leaping
THE FOX AND THE...
The Dog and the Shadow
DOG snarled, greedily protecting his...
The BEAR and two TRAVELLERS
Two youngsters travelling together
Came...
On steady and race
THE TORTOISE AND THE...
The FAWN and MOTHER
Young FAWN said MOTHER
You are larger...
The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a...
On assumed collaboration
THE ASS, THE FOX AND THE...
TORTOISE and EAGLE
TORTOISE luxuriated like only tortoises...
The FLIES and the HONEY-POT
These are the FLIES
This is the...
The MAN and the LION
MAN and LION, another night in the...
FARMER and the CRANES
The CRANES are in the field
And...
CAT and VENUS
CAT fell in love with a beautiful...
OXEN and AXLETREE
The WAGON was laden and heavily...
Thirsty PIGEON
Fucking hell, PIGEON needed a...
GOATHERD and GOAT
You've heard this story...
MISER
MISER invested everything in a gold bar:...
On cunning and connivance
THE SICK LION
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
having or...
The GROOM and the HORSE
Oh GROOM currycomb HORSE
Rub it, rub it,...
On choices of the lithe
THE LAMB AND THE WOLF
/tʃɔɪs/
an...
On the conceit of the boast
THE WOLF AND THE...
On righteous entitlement
THE WOLF AND THE...
On mischief and insult
THE KID AND THE...
On reaping and sowing
/riːp/
cut or gather (a crop or...
On perseverance and motivation
THE HARE AND THE...
On sincerity and distrust
THE DOG AND THE...
On hand bush alt
THE HARE AND THE LION
hand
/hand/
the...
From the Hares and the Frogs
Think of poor HARE, despair is not an...
On misery and company
THE SPARROW AND THE...
On excused foolishness
THE HUNTER AND THE...
From the Lion and the Eagle
Soar, EAGLE, soar, see us, hear us, know...
From the Crab and the Fox
Drab CRAB under the slab
CRAB had...
From the crab and its mother
So here is a story of pride and regret
Of...
