After Aesop

Steven Carter

doi:10.5771/9780761851486

Summary

In After Aesop: Improvisations on Aesop's Fables, Steven Carter adds parody to his wide-ranging repertoire of literary genres. Aesop, perhaps the world's best-known author, produced hundreds of fables that have been re-told countless times, but rarely parodied on a one-to-one basis. By turns hilarious, poignant, and profound, the more than 200 entries in After Aesop are certain to instruct and entertain a diverse modern audience.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-5147-9
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-5148-6
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 227
Product type: Book Titles

1. Acknowledgements No access
The ass and the magic potion No access Pages 1 - 1
The farmer, the Cyclops, and the gold No access Pages 2 - 2
Zeus and the potsherds No access Pages 3 - 3
The partridge and the cocks No access Pages 4 - 4
The pregnant woman and the bed No access Pages 5 - 5
The fisherman and the stranger No access Pages 6 - 6
The rooster and the pearl No access Pages 7 - 7
The bald man and the wig No access Pages 8 - 8
The young fox and the Oracle No access Pages 9 - 9
The boy and the tripe No access Pages 10 - 10
The hungry fox No access Pages 11 - 11
The monkey and the fox No access Pages 12 - 12
The merchant and the statue of Hermes No access Pages 13 - 13
The fisherman and the giant octopus No access Pages 14 - 14
The farmer and the eagle No access Pages 15 - 15
Hermes and the man who made sacrifices No access Pages 16 - 16
The debtor, the creditor, and the enchanted sow No access Pages 17 - 17
The loquacious cat and the clever cock No access Pages 18 - 18
The fox and the henhouse No access Pages 19 - 19
The dog and Hermes No access Pages 20 - 20
The master, the ugly slave-girl, and Aphrodite No access Pages 21 - 21
The dog and the reeds No access Pages 22 - 22
The hungry fisherman and the small mackerel No access Pages 23 - 23
The old fisherman who made things difficult No access Pages 24 - 24
Prometheus and the roads to freedom and slavery No access Pages 25 - 25
The fox and the leopard No access Pages 26 - 26
The dull-witted acolytes No access Pages 27 - 27
The little birds and the lonely cuckoo No access Pages 28 - 28
The cowardly man and the ravens No access Pages 29 - 29
The sick man and the gods No access Pages 30 - 30
The pigeon and the snake No access Pages 31 - 31
The hen and the cat No access Pages 32 - 32
The shipwreck, the man, the ants, and Hermes No access Pages 33 - 33
The man, the sparrow, and Apollo No access Pages 34 - 34
The man with two mistresses No access Pages 35 - 35
Prometheus and Opportunity No access Pages 36 - 36
The eyeless man and the wolf cub No access Pages 37 - 37
The proud wolf and the pride of lions No access Pages 38 - 38
The sick man, the gods, and the pirates No access Pages 39 - 39
The man, Aesop, and the bow No access Pages 40 - 40
The beetle and the eagle No access Pages 41 - 41
The farmer and the fox No access Pages 42 - 42
The gods and man No access Pages 43 - 43
The swallow and the birds who wouldn’t take heed No access Pages 44 - 44
The man, the lion, and the statue No access Pages 45 - 45
The rooster who founded a religion No access Pages 46 - 46
The man and the god fashioned from clay No access Pages 47 - 47
The man and the golden statue of the lion No access Pages 48 - 48
The bear and the fox No access Pages 49 - 49
The wolf and the ploughman No access Pages 50 - 50
The well and the stars No access Pages 51 - 51
The frogs and the serpent-god No access Pages 52 - 52
The frog and the fox No access Pages 53 - 53
The horses and the axle No access Pages 54 - 54
The lion and the oxen No access Pages 55 - 55
The priests and the ass No access Pages 56 - 56
The ox-driver and Hermes No access Pages 57 - 57
The slave and Aesop in the agora No access Pages 58 - 58
The linnet and the bat No access Pages 59 - 59
The shepherd and Zeus No access Pages 60 - 60
The house-ferret, the handsome young man, and Aphrodite No access Pages 61 - 61
The old man and Death No access Pages 62 - 62
The ploughman and the dogs No access Pages 63 - 63
The serpent and the ploughman No access Pages 64 - 64
The old man, the sons, and the vineyard No access Pages 65 - 65
The ass and the tanner No access Pages 66 - 66
The ploughman and the tree No access Pages 67 - 67
The ploughman and the Goddess of Chance No access Pages 68 - 68
The farmer’s ears and the honey No access Pages 69 - 69
The kindly father, the apple tree, and the quarrelsome sons No access Pages 70 - 70
The old woman, the doctor, and the judge No access Pages 71 - 71
The dutiful wife and the drunken husband No access Pages 72 - 72
The widow and the servant-girls No access Pages 73 - 73
The widow and the magic hen No access Pages 74 - 74
The prophetic sorceress No access Pages 75 - 75
The heifer and the ox No access Pages 76 - 76
The hunter, the woodcutter, and the lion No access Pages 77 - 77
The young sow and the lambs No access Pages 78 - 78
The whales, the dolphins, and the magic minnow No access Pages 79 - 79
Diogenes and the bald man No access Pages 80 - 80
The oak trees and Zeus No access Pages 81 - 81
Diogenes, the old woman, and the soup No access Pages 82 - 82
The woodcutters and the pine tree No access Pages 83 - 83
The silver fir tree and the bramble No access Pages 84 - 84
The kid, the wolf, and the roof of the house No access Pages 85 - 85
Hermes and the sculptor No access Pages 86 - 86
The wolf and the lamb No access Pages 87 - 87
Hermes and the blind seer No access Pages 88 - 88
Hermes and the cloak of lies No access Pages 89 - 89
Hermes and the Arabs No access Pages 90 - 90
The eunuch and the shaman No access Pages 91 - 91
The adder, the water-snake, and the frogs No access Pages 92 - 92
Zeus, the fox, and the cockchafer No access Pages 93 - 93
Zeus and Hermes No access Pages 94 - 94
Zeus and Apollo No access Pages 95 - 95
Zeus and the jar of good things No access Pages 96 - 96
Zeus, Prometheus, Athena, and the minor god Momos No access Pages 97 - 97
Zeus and the tortoise No access Pages 98 - 98
The mule and the race No access Pages 99 - 99
The bird-catcher and the asp No access Pages 100 - 100
The sick man and the quack No access Pages 101 - 101
The sick man and the doctor No access Pages 102 - 102
The kite and the serpent No access Pages 103 - 103
The horse and the mill-wheel No access Pages 104 - 104
The groom and the horse No access Pages 105 - 105
The reed and the olive tree No access Pages 106 - 106
The ape and the piglet No access Pages 107 - 107
The camel-driver and the sitting camel No access Pages 108 - 108
Zeus and the camel No access Pages 109 - 109
The two scarab beetles No access Pages 110 - 110
The crab and the fox No access Pages 111 - 111
The mother crab and her offspring No access Pages 112 - 112
The thieves and the cockerel that did things by the numbers No access Pages 113 - 113
The stomach and the feet No access Pages 114 - 114
The lion, the fox, and the monkey No access Pages 115 - 115
The abbots and the monks No access Pages 116 - 116
The fox and the jackdaw No access Pages 117 - 117
The very large jackdaw No access Pages 118 - 118
The jackdaw and the birds No access Pages 119 - 119
The jackdaw that escaped slavery No access Pages 120 - 120
The raven, the dog, and Athena No access Pages 121 - 121
The ploughman’s child and the snails No access Pages 122 - 122
The farmer and the swan No access Pages 123 - 123
The raven and the gods No access Pages 124 - 124
The two crested larks [a Creation Myth] No access Pages 125 - 125
The raven and the chough No access Pages 126 - 126
The two dogs No access Pages 127 - 127
The two starving dogs No access Pages 128 - 128
The man, the dog, and the townspeople No access Pages 129 - 129
The woodchopper and the trees No access Pages 130 - 130
The dog that ran away No access Pages 131 - 131
The cranes, the stork, and the farmer’s seeds No access Pages 132 - 132
The cockerel, the dog, and the fox No access Pages 133 - 133
The hound and the hare No access Pages 134 - 134
The dog and the bell No access Pages 135 - 135
The lion and the hunting dog with sensitive hearing No access Pages 136 - 136
The hares and the foxes No access Pages 137 - 137
The hares and the frogs No access Pages 138 - 138
The lion and the eagle No access Pages 139 - 139
The gnat, the lion, and the spider No access Pages 140 - 140
The seagull and the kite No access Pages 141 - 141
The vixen and the lioness No access Pages 142 - 142
The lion and the fox No access Pages 143 - 143
The ploughman and the lion No access Pages 144 - 144
The lion and the dull-witted ploughman’s daughter No access Pages 145 - 145
The lion, the bear, and the fox No access Pages 146 - 146
The lion, the fox, and the stag No access Pages 147 - 147
The frog, the lion, and Zeus No access Pages 148 - 148
The lion and the wild boar No access Pages 149 - 149
The lion and the dolphin No access Pages 150 - 150
The lion, the fox, and the ass No access Pages 151 - 151
The lion and the elephant No access Pages 152 - 152
The lion and the bull No access Pages 153 - 153
The stag and the lion No access Pages 154 - 154
The lion, the mouse, and the fox No access Pages 155 - 155
The bandit and the mulberry tree No access Pages 156 - 156
The dogs and the Athenian general No access Pages 157 - 157
The wolves and the ram No access Pages 158 - 158
The wolf proud of his shadow No access Pages 159 - 159
The silly wolf and the lamb No access Pages 160 - 160
The argumentative wolf and the argumentative heron No access Pages 161 - 161
The wolf-king and the ass No access Pages 162 - 162
The wolf and the shepherd No access Pages 163 - 163
The wolf and the ewe No access Pages 164 - 164
The two young men and the butcher No access Pages 165 - 165
The ant and the pigeon No access Pages 166 - 166
The ant and the scarab beetle No access Pages 167 - 167
The sick man and the doctor No access Pages 168 - 168
The bat, the ferret, the fox, and the owl No access Pages 169 - 169
The wayfarers and the bears No access Pages 170 - 170
The wayfarers, the driftwood, and Zeus No access Pages 171 - 171
The man and the golden sword of Truth No access Pages 172 - 172
The asses and Zeus No access Pages 173 - 173
The ass on trial No access Pages 174 - 174
The wild ass and the domestic ass No access Pages 175 - 175
The ass, the river, and Zeus No access Pages 176 - 176
The man, the philosophical ass, and the statue of the god No access Pages 177 - 177
The ass, the cockerel, and the lion No access Pages 178 - 178
The fox, the ass, and the lion No access Pages 179 - 179
The ass and the frogs No access Pages 180 - 180
The ass, the cicadas, and Zeus No access Pages 181 - 181
The ass and the wolf No access Pages 182 - 182
The wild pigeons and the domesticated pigeons No access Pages 183 - 183
The bird-catcher and the partridge No access Pages 184 - 184
The hen and the swallow No access Pages 185 - 185
The tail and the rest of the body of the snake No access Pages 186 - 186
The crab and the snake No access Pages 187 - 187
The father, the daughters, and the gods No access Pages 188 - 188
The man and the partridge No access Pages 189 - 189
The thirsty pigeon and the painting No access Pages 190 - 190
The monkey and the fishing net No access Pages 191 - 191
The dancing monkey and the dancing camel No access Pages 192 - 192
The wolf and the well-fed dog No access Pages 193 - 193
The river and the ox-hide No access Pages 194 - 194
The clown, the farmer, and the piglet No access Pages 195 - 195
The cat-skinning contest No access Pages 196 - 196
The Athenian trumpeter and the Persians No access Pages 197 - 197
The bees, and partridges, and the ploughman No access Pages 198 - 198
The bull and wild goats No access Pages 199 - 199
The peacock and the crane No access Pages 200 - 200
The peacock, the jackdaw, and the crane No access Pages 201 - 201
The fox and the cicada No access Pages 202 - 202
The nails and the wall No access Pages 203 - 203
The mule and the donkey No access Pages 204 - 204
The lonely owl and the recalcitrant mouse No access Pages 205 - 205
The wayfarers and the monkeys No access Pages 206 - 206
The fox, the goat, and the well No access Pages 207 - 207
The flea and the abbot No access Pages 208 - 208
The bird-catcher and the wild rooster No access Pages 209 - 209
The ants and the fat pig No access Pages 210 - 210
The farmer and the bullock No access Pages 211 - 211
The mouse, the frog, and the hawk No access Pages 212 - 212
The wolf, the fox, and the monkey-judge No access Pages 213 - 213
The philosopher and the young man No access Pages 214 - 214
The monkey and the fox No access Pages 215 - 215
The lion, the robber, and the innocent traveler No access Pages 216 - 216
The wolf, the pig, and the lion No access Pages 217 - 217
The wild ass and the boastful wild boars No access Pages 218 - 218
The hunter and the lion No access Pages 219 - 219
The poor musician and the audience No access Pages 220 - 220
The mother monkey and her baby No access Pages 221 - 221
The hunter, the hare, and the horseman No access Pages 222 - 222
The young mole and his mother No access Pages 223 - 223
The hungry wolf and the thirsty goat No access Pages 224 - 224
The lion and the ingratiating fox No access Pages 225 - 225
The swallow and the gambler No access Pages 226 - 226
About the Author No access Pages 227 - 227