The Gnat and the Lion
The Gnat and the Lion recounts the story of the over-confident gnat who conquers the lion only to find himelf tangled the a spider’s web . . . .
Selections from Aesopis a sampling of instructional tales from the famous slave storyteller of the ancient world. Our edition is 5.5" x 8.5"; 75 pages; with 14 black and white illustrations by Arthur Rackham. It also includes a brief introductory story about Aesop by famous 19th century educator James Baldwin. The fables contained in this volume are: The Quack Frog, The Moon and Her Mother, The Fir-Tree and the Bramble, The Wolf and the Goat, The Crab and His Mother, The Hare and the Tortoise, The North Wind and the Sun, The Two Pots, The Travelers and the Plane Tree, The Owl and the Birds, The Trees and the Axe, The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant, and The Gnat and the Lion.
