Ivan Krylov’s Fable – “Quartet”
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Ivan Krylov’s Fable “The Dragonfly & the Ant” (1808)
In the summer’s gaily singing,
Of the future isn’t thinking,
But the winter’s nearby.
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Ivan Krylov’s Fable “The Wolf and the Lamb”
Ivan Andreyevich Krylov, The Wolf and the Lamb.
Always are the weak at fault before the strong.
In history we hear a host of examples,
But history we are not writing:
Here is how they tell of it in Fables. Continue reading “Ivan Krylov’s Fable “The Wolf and the Lamb””
Ivan Krylov’s Fable “Swan, Pike & Crawfish”.
In 1814 Ivan Krylov wrote a fable called “Swan, Pike and Crawfish“:
When partners can’t agree
Their dealings come to naught
And trouble is their labor’s only fruit. Continue reading “Ivan Krylov’s Fable “Swan, Pike & Crawfish”.”
