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Another source of fables and proverbs are those which originated in India under the name of Pilpay or Bidpai and were translated into Persian in the 5th century A.D. They were afterwards translated into Arabic; and in 1709 the Persian version was translated into French under the title of Les Conseils et les Maximes de Pilpay, which appear in English as The Instructive and Entertaining Fables of
Pilpay. The name of Pilpay appears to have been first attributed to the collection in Persia, the
reputed Hindu author being Vishnu-Sarma.
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The Eagle and the Stag (Pilpay)
Brass with japan back.
THE MORAL:
It is better to hunger and thirst in safety, than to seek an easy way to abundance.
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The Grasshopper
and the Ants
THE MORAL:
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
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What defines a "fable button"?
The design on the button should indicate
at least more than one feature
of the story it is supposed to illustrate.
The October 1986 and May 1987 editions
of The National Button Bulletin have a
comprehensive display of fable buttons and
associated stories. The section in
The Big Book of Buttons entitled "Fables"
is another source.
THE MORAL: If you own a button with animals
interacting with each other or with people in an
interesting way, you may have a fable button!
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Frogs Desiring a King
(Æsop)
THE MORAL:
Better no rule than cruel rule.
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The illustrations for this article were taken from the
A. L. Burt Company edition of The Fables of Æsop - "Selected from the most reliable sources, with Text based upon Croxall, La Fontaine, and L'Estsrange" with 78 drawings.
These fable illustrations are all found on buttons.
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¹ "The Fables of Æsop", A. L. Burt Company
² The Gothic Image by Emile Mâle
³ K. Carty, Reynard the Fox: A Study of the Fox in
Medieval English
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