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Fables, myths, legends and folktales, from around the world, from Aesop to Perrault and Browning.

  • A photo of a mediaeval man poised to drop from a tree and tackle a wild boar.

    01 • Fable

    The Legend of Pollard’s Lands

    An enterprising knight rids the Bishop of Durham of a troublesome boar, but the price comes as a shock to his lordship.

    Clay Lane

  • A photo of Little Red Riding Hood in 1930s animated style, with the white-toothed Wolf holding up a tube of branded toothpaste.

    02 • Opinion

    Presumption and Innocence

    Charles Dickens chastises those who alter the plots of classic tales to push some social agenda of their own.

    Charles Dickens

  • A photo of an Indian woman dressed for the traditional Peacock Dance.

    03 • Fable

    The First Man’s First Dilemma

    Francis Bain tells an enchanting fable about the first man and first woman straight out of the Vedas. Or was it?

    Francis William Bain

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