Englebert tire advertisement using grasshopper and ant, 1925
Scope and Contents
The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.
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Dates
- 1925
Extent
From the Collection: 800 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
French
Abstract
The cicada here has been driving around all summer and goes to the ant to ask for four new tires to make it to the new season. The ant asks what tires the cicada used in the hot weather. "Que sais-je" answers the cicada! The ant finishes by saying that the cicada should have been as smart as she has been, to use Englebert tires! What magazine this was excerpted from is not clear. Apparently published either April 11 or November 4.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
€3 from Marie-Odile Trembleau, France, through Ebay, June, '20.
Source
- Marie-Odile Trembleau (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository