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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...
Wolf and Lamb
Wolf
One day met Lamb in a dark corner of...
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...
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 and the Grasshoppers
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful...
The Fox and the Lion
One day skulking through the...
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...
The KINGDOM of the LION
LION was the fairest KING...
Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue
Bicker...
The FOX and the MASK
FOX entered the house of an...
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...
The FOX and the GOAT
FOX fell into the well, probably drunk...
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...
BEAR and FOX
BEAR was such a boasting...
The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a...
The ASS, the FOX and the LION
You know ASS and FOX, pretend...
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...
The Sick LION
Sick LION, that cunning old...
The GROOM and the HORSE
Oh GROOM currycomb HORSE
Rub it, rub it,...
The LAMB and the WOLF
Look over there, lovely LAMB lush and...
The FOX and the WOLF
FOX leans in the doorway behind...
The WOLF and the LION
Casual, careless, LAMB nods at WOLF.
WOLF...
