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Amorals

Short graphic stories based on ideas in Aesop's fables often keeping the animal heads but usually with nude figures suggesting alternative amoral versions of the moral tales.  A workshop of ideas, let me know if you think I should neaten these drawings into a collection.

The Mountain in Labour
The mountain was a beauty, though she...

Wolf and Lamb
  Wolf One day met Lamb...

The Fox and the Crane
Fox invited Crane for...

The Innkeeper and the Thief
Innkeeper had a lovely new coat which he...

The Woodman and the Serpent
One winter Woodman found Serpent stiff...

The Fisher
Fisher went sailing on the...

The Belly and the Members
The members of the body rebelled against the...

The Lioness
There was clamour and boasting amongst...

The Dancing Monkeys
Prince trained Monkeys to dance; He dressed...

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Wolf was exasperated by the tediousness...

The Seaside Travellers
TRAVELLERS travelled along the...

The Mule
One Sunday after dinner with nothing to...

Two Soldiers and a Robber
When travelling wearily home Two...

The Bat and the Weasels
BAT fell to the ground Caught by a...

The Man and the Satyr
MAN and SATYR shared a drink And...

Pomegranate, Apple-Tree and Bramble
POMEGRANATE: Look at me, I am so...

The Ass and the Grasshoppers
GRASSHOPPER was singing, so beautiful...

The Fox and the Lion
One day skulking through the...

BOY Hunting LOCUSTS
BOY hunting LOCUSTS BOY had a...

Hercules and the Wagoner
Picture a Wagon in a country...

The Mole and his Mother
MOLE, poor thing, blind from...

The Herdsman and the Lost Calf
HERDSMAN loved the flock, every one One day...

The FARMER and the STORK
FARMER caught all the thieves in the...

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller
CHARCOAL-BURNER worked from home where black...

The Raven and the Swan
RAVEN lusted for SWAN Floating in...

ANTS and the GRASSHOPPER
THE ANTS were industrious Working...

The LION and the MOUSE
LION was woken by MOUSE LION lashed out:...

The KINGDOM of the LION
LION was the fairest KING the BEASTS could...

Father and Sons
Everyday they would argue Bicker and...

The FOX and the MASK
FOX entered the house of an actor FOX...

COCK and the Jewel
COCK was searching for food for himself And...

DOG in the manger
DOG reclined, luxuriating in the manger. It...

The FOX and the GOAT
FOX fell into the well, probably drunk...

The Dog and the Shadow
DOG snarled, greedily protecting his...

The BEAR and two TRAVELLERS
Two youngsters travelling...

The HARE and the TORTOISE
HARE ridiculed TORTOISE with her softness...

The FAWN and MOTHER
Young FAWN said MOTHER You are...

BEAR and FOX
BEAR was such a boasting...

The SWALLOW and the CROW
SWALLOW was a flutter and a flaunt Beauty...

Amoral
Another look at the new book of...

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