Abstract Very nice stiff cards with the full text of the fable--and lots of advertising--on the back. The special character of these cards lies in the way the artist integrates advertisement and fable. Thus the crane stands on a spool of Kerr thread to remove a spool of Kerr thread from the wolf's mouth. The "well" into which the goat looks down on the fox is the core of a column of Kerr thread-spools. In FK, the torso of each frog is a spool of thread! In FS, the stork dips his bill down not into a...

Abstract A1. "The Fox and the Grapes." This parody of FG is explained well by the card itself: "The Germans, after their armies had vainly attempted to reach Paris, Calais, Petrograd, and Verdun, tried to pretend that these were not their objects." Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."A2. "A Raposa e as Uvas Verdes." Portuguese. See the adjacent English printing for the card's ppolitical application. Series title: "As Fabulas de Aesopo Modernisadas."A3. "La Zorra y las...

Abstract C1. "The Tortoise and the Eagle." This parody of "The Eagle and the Turtle," is explained well by the card itself: "Bulgaria, having let herself be dragged into the war by Germany, will have to pay the penalty for her own rash ambition." Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."C2. "De Schildpad en de Arend." A parody of "The Eagle and the Turtle." See the adjacent English printing for the card's political application. Series title: "De Lessen van Aesopus op Onzen tijd...

Abstract F1. "The Hare and the Tortoise." In this parody of TH, a large helmeted turtle with a number of countries' names written on its back ("Japan, Belgium, England, France, Russia") arrives before a German-coated rabbit at a flag-festooned memorial labeled "Victory." While the Allied turtle has weapons galore on its back, the German rabbit has a few small satchels labeled "Lies," "Poison," and "Asphyxiating Gases." Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."F2. "De Haas en de...

Abstract D1. "The Wolf and the Stork." In this parody of WC, A wolf dressed in a German officer's great coat with spurs and sword menaces a Turkish stork, who holds a bone in his hand. The card's own explanation is "It seems that Turkey, and the other friends of Germany, have to be content with very little gratitude for the help they have given." Series title: "Aesop's Fables Up to Date."D2. "De Wolf en de Ooievaar." Series title: "De Lessen van Aesopus op Onzen tijd Toegepast."...