Tag: Russian Fables

Ivan Krylov’s Fable “The Dragonfly & the Ant” (1808)

On By Sergey ArmeyskovIn Cartoons, Poetry, Russian language, Russian Literature5 Comments

Georgiy Narbut - Illustration to Ivan Krylov's fable "The Ant & the Dragonfly" (1912).
Georgiy Narbut – Illustration to Ivan Krylov’s fable “The Ant & the Dragonfly” (1912).

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”

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Alexander Zudin - G1 + G7
Alexander Zudin – G1 + G7

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:

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