Who's your favorite fable?
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okay i was being too clever w the title. i was looking for ppl to pick their favorite character from fables/fairy tales (and yes, i didnt know that there was a difference b/n the two).
just a play off of bill willingham's fables series.
let's not over think this, its just a nice lil thread.
all the examples here have been great; either fairy tale or fable.
thank you.
just a play off of bill willingham's fables series.
let's not over think this, its just a nice lil thread.
all the examples here have been great; either fairy tale or fable.
thank you.
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Favorite fable: The Raven and the Pitcher. Moral: Think creatively.
Favorite fairy tale: The Pied Piper. Moral: Pay your freakin' bills.
Favorite fairy tale: The Pied Piper. Moral: Pay your freakin' bills.
Oh my! I'll just cover all the bases...
Favorite Fable: The Dog and His Shadow
Favorite Fairy Tale: Vasilisa, The Beautiful
Favorite Fairy Tale Character: The Evil Queen from Snow White (Resourceful, intelligent, focused, powerful, beautiful...it's the villians that make things interesting!)
Favorite Fable: The Dog and His Shadow
Favorite Fairy Tale: Vasilisa, The Beautiful
Favorite Fairy Tale Character: The Evil Queen from Snow White (Resourceful, intelligent, focused, powerful, beautiful...it's the villians that make things interesting!)
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i feel terrible about the whole thing, and i hope we can put this ugliness behind us.
in the spirit of getting the thread back on track, let me try again. my favorite fables (in no particular order):
- amazing spiderman #523
- the new york times
- the label of campbell's chunky chicken soup
- "all night long" by lionel richie
- "gilligan's island" (the jeckyll and hyde dream episode)
The Emperor Has No Clothes
- the original Hans Christian Andersen version
- the contemporary political application
- the Playboy Channel 'empress' re-imagining starring Kimberly McArthur
- the original Hans Christian Andersen version
- the contemporary political application
- the Playboy Channel 'empress' re-imagining starring Kimberly McArthur
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Della and the Dealer:
It was Della and a dealer and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo,
Left the city in a pick-up truck.
Gonna make some dreams come true.
Yeah, they rolled out west where the wild sun sets,
And the coyote bays at the moon.
Della and a dealer and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Down Tucson way there's a small cafe,
Where they play a little cowboy tune.
And the guitar picker was a friend of mine,
By the name of Randy Boone.
Yeah, Randy played her a sweet love song,
And Della got a fire in her eye.
The Dealer had a knife and the dog had a gun,
And the cat had a shot of rye.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Yeah, the Dealer was a killer; he was evil and mean,
And he was jealous of the fire in her eyes.
He snorted his coke through a century note,
And he swore that Boone would die.
And the stage was set when the lights went out,
There was death in Tucson town.
Two shadows ran for the bar back door,
But one stayed on the ground.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Two shadows ran from the bar that night,
And a dog and a cat ran too.
And the tires got hot on the pickup truck,
As down the road they flew.
It was Della and her lover and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo.
Left Tucson in a pickup truck.
Gonna make some dreams come true.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
It was Della and a dealer and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo,
Left the city in a pick-up truck.
Gonna make some dreams come true.
Yeah, they rolled out west where the wild sun sets,
And the coyote bays at the moon.
Della and a dealer and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Down Tucson way there's a small cafe,
Where they play a little cowboy tune.
And the guitar picker was a friend of mine,
By the name of Randy Boone.
Yeah, Randy played her a sweet love song,
And Della got a fire in her eye.
The Dealer had a knife and the dog had a gun,
And the cat had a shot of rye.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Yeah, the Dealer was a killer; he was evil and mean,
And he was jealous of the fire in her eyes.
He snorted his coke through a century note,
And he swore that Boone would die.
And the stage was set when the lights went out,
There was death in Tucson town.
Two shadows ran for the bar back door,
But one stayed on the ground.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Two shadows ran from the bar that night,
And a dog and a cat ran too.
And the tires got hot on the pickup truck,
As down the road they flew.
It was Della and her lover and a dog named Jake,
And a cat named Kalamazoo.
Left Tucson in a pickup truck.
Gonna make some dreams come true.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
If that cat could talk, what tales he'd tell,
About Della and the Dealer and the dog as well.
But the cat was cool,
And he never said a mumblin' word.
Bravo said:
A fairy tale might have a moral, Bravo. A fable always will. It's one of those "a square is always a rectangle but a rectangle isn't always a square" kinda things.
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When I was in kindergarten, I was the best block architect and builder of all time. Structures would rise high above the cubby skylines.
I then progressed to Lincoln Logs where I built homes for the rich and famous. Modern without losing that rural feel that they were looking for.
To this day I think, "what if?"
Thank you.
I then progressed to Lincoln Logs where I built homes for the rich and famous. Modern without losing that rural feel that they were looking for.
To this day I think, "what if?"
Thank you.
The fable of the snake. An old woman found a dying snake. He begged her to take him in and nurse him back to health. She did, and after a few weeks, he was back to his old self again. When the woman came home to find the snake in good health, he slithered up and bit her.
As she lay dying, she asked him, "Why have you done this?"
"You knew I was a snake from the moment you took me in."
As she lay dying, she asked him, "Why have you done this?"
"You knew I was a snake from the moment you took me in."
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It's a tie between The Emperor's New Clothes and Rumpelstiltskin. The former teaches about the dangers of conformity, the latter about lying and hubris. I would say my favorite fairly tale character would have to be the goats in Billy Goat's Gruff. I know they aren't in my favorite fables, but I love those guys.
So noted. Thanks for the heads up.dclary said:
HEY YOU-- yes you, who is reading this thread-- scroll up a few posts and click the link.
'Would that I could remember the one I memorized for French class! I liked that one, it involved a crow and a hunk of bread and a fox...'
A crow had found a particularly nice bit of cheese and carried it off to his tree. A fox spotted the cheese and desired it for himself, so he set to, praising the crow for its fine plumage.
'So fine a bird must have a voice to match its beauty,' said the fox.
Flattered, the crow opened his beak to demonstrate that indeed he did - and dropped the cheese.
The fox grabbed it and fecked off sharpish.
Moral - Do not be misled by flattery. The buggers are usually after something.
A crow had found a particularly nice bit of cheese and carried it off to his tree. A fox spotted the cheese and desired it for himself, so he set to, praising the crow for its fine plumage.
'So fine a bird must have a voice to match its beauty,' said the fox.
Flattered, the crow opened his beak to demonstrate that indeed he did - and dropped the cheese.
The fox grabbed it and fecked off sharpish.
Moral - Do not be misled by flattery. The buggers are usually after something.
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