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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.
Amoral
An exploration of hedonism and failure...
Do not promise much and deliver little
The mountain was a beauty, though she shall...
On tyranny and excuses
The Fox and the Crane
Fox
invited Crane for dinner
but...
On deception and gullibility
/dɪˈsɛpʃn/
the action...
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 Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst all...
The Dancing Monkeys
Prince trained Monkeys to dance;
He...
On clothing notoriety 
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 and the Grasshoppers
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful...
On familiarity and content
BOY Hunting LOCUSTS
BOY hunting LOCUSTS
BOY had a...
Hercules and the Wagoner
Picture a Wagon in a country...
The Mole and his Mother
MOLE, poor thing, blind from...
The Herdsman and the Lost Calf
HERDSMAN loved the flock, every...
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, oh dear...
On fairness and equality
/ˈfɛːnəs/
impartial and just...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker...
On vacuous magnificence
/ˈvakjʊəs/
having or showing a lack of...
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...
On looking and leaping
/ˈlʊkɪŋ/
having a specified...
The Dog and the Shadow
DOG snarled, greedily protecting his...
The BEAR and two TRAVELLERS
Two youngsters travelling...
The HARE and the TORTOISE
HARE ridiculed TORTOISE with her softness...
The FAWN and MOTHER
Young FAWN said MOTHER
You are...
On death and respect
/dɛθ/
the action or fact of dying...
The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a...
On assumed collaboration
/əˈsjuːm/
suppose to be the case,...
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...
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...
On cunning and connivance
/ˈkʌnɪŋ/
having or showing skill in...
The GROOM and the HORSE
Oh GROOM currycomb HORSE
Rub it, rub it,...
On choices of the lithe
/tʃɔɪs/
an act of choosing between two...
On the conceit of the boast
/kənˈsiːt/
excessive pride...
On righteous entitlement
/ˈrʌɪtʃəs/
morally right...
On mischief and insult
LAMB looked down on WOLF
with a giggle...
From the Shepherd and the Wolf
Now listen carefully while tell you...
From the Hares and the Foxes
Look at EAGLE, curves so divine, sexy,...
