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By: Leanne Biank
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| Tuesday, 13-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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The fable of "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse"
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the fable of the town mouse and the country mouse- oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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the town mouse and the country mouse close up - oil on wood
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so besides my normal studio classes im also taking children's book illustration. and our first assignment was to illustrate with one picture a fable called "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse"... so here is the fable: " A town mouse and a country mouse were acquaintances, and the country mouse one day invited his friend to come and see him at his home in the fields. The town mouse came, and they sat down to dinner of barleycorns and roots, the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavor. The fare was not much to the taste of the guest, and presently he broke out with "My poor dear friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how i fare! My larder is a regular horn of plenty. You must come and stay with me, and I promise you you shall live on the fat of the land." So when he returned to town he took the country mouse with him, and showed him into a larder containing flour and oatmeal and figs and honey and dates. The country mouse had never seen anything like it, and sat down to enjoy the luxuries his friend provided: but before they had well begun, the door of the larder opened and some one came in. The two mice scampered off and hid themselves in a narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable hole. Presently, when all was quiet, they ventured out again; but someone else came in, and off they scuttled again. This was too much for the visitor. "Good-bye," said he, "Im off you live in the lap of luxury, I can see< but you are surrounded by dangers; whereas at home I can enjoy my simple dinner or roots and corn in peace.".... and so here is my illustration of that fable...
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