
Tag: Ivan Krylov’s Fables
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”.”