Home > Fiction > Fiction: special features > Short stories > Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral
14%
Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral

Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral

          
5
4
3
2
1

International Edition


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Quantity:
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral contains 230-plus contemporary satirical fables, parables, revisions of myths, and passing observations on the present state of homo sapiens. The tales focus on psychological, social, political, spiritual, aesthetic, and philosophical themes, but the "moral" of each one is left to the reader to decide.


Among the tales in the present book:

  • Aesop runs afoul of the good citizens of Delphi
  • a barnacle weighs the moral pros and cons of letting go
  • a bear attracts quite a following in faith-based wrestling
  • two troops of lowland buffoons square off on a patch of ground where the halls of Congress now stand
  • a booby and a loon host a talk-radio show
  • a chicken and an egg nearly come to blows over which of them should go first
  • the Chimera has a difficult time filling out the compatibility profile for an online matchmaking service
  • an ophthalmologist has some good news and some bad news for a dragonfly
  • a free spirit stubs its toe
  • a fruit fly becomes obsessed with genealogy
  • a gazelle finds itself in a state of suspended animation
  • a gene falls victim to identity theft
  • a hawk has trouble maintaining eye contact
  • the Hydra notices that its many heads are growing smaller and disappearing
  • Icarus goes for a swim
  • a film crew sets out to document the march of the pundits
  • reports come in that a misanthrope has been spotted on the outskirts of town
  • a molehill comes to worry that it might not reach its full potential
  • a mosquito lands a job waiting tables
  • a nightcrawler is tracked down by the thought police
  • an old goat nearly overdoses on ED pills
  • the great god Pan roles over and declares, "I ain't dead yet, folks"
  • Pavlov's dogs nearly die of acute dehydration
  • the phoenix considers having itself embalmed
  • a poodle takes up ballroom dancing
  • a porcupine goes in for body piercing in a big way
  • a possum comes to realize how difficult it is to appear dim
  • Prometheus investigates the merits of canned heat
  • a robot takes its pet human for a walk in the park as usual
  • a rhinoceros notices it has a bruise
  • a rubber chicken begins to fret that it lacks gravitas
  • a sardine feels kind of lonesome
  • a satyr sets himself up as a life coach
  • a scorpion experiences a moment of compassion
  • a selfie fails to recognize itself
  • the Seven Deadly Sins form a support group to buck up their faltering spirits
  • a shark suffers from bleeding gums
  • a sheep rents a wolf suit
  • Sisyphus is arrested as a public nuisance
  • Spirit and Flesh are directed to undergo relationship counseling
  • a swan considers becoming an ugly duckling
  • a termite applies for a highly regarded grant to carry on with its work
  • topiary animals take the shears to themselves
  • a unicorn loses its horn trying to make a career change
  • vampire bats come out of their caves by the millions to discharge their civic duty
  • a vulture learns to feel good about itself
  • a wacko falls off the ceiling and right into the soup at a political banquet
  • a weak ego signs up for the trial offer of a popular home gym
  • a pack of wolves wins a Department of Defense contract in the billions to howl at the moon
  • a xenophobe turns up in the nation's blood supply
  • a zebra finds itself in a herd of black horses and white horses
  • a zeitgeist has to admit being perplexed about what it was supposed to be


Collected Tales includes material contained in Maneater Meditations.


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780975891797
  • Publisher: Stuffed Fabulist
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0975891790
  • Publisher Date: 03 May 2022
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 471 gr


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral
Stuffed Fabulist -
Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Collected Tales: Fables and Parables in Search of a Moral

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!