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The first poem of the set follows the creatures' fall, from a state of innocence when In the first age the frogs dwelt at peace, into dissatisfaction, foolishness and disaster. [21] Two centuries earlier, the German poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing had given the theme an even darker reinterpretation in his "The Water Snake" (Die Wasserschlange ...
Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics (1919) was C. S. Lewis's first published work (originally published under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, which is Lewis' first name followed by his mother's maiden name). Lewis was 20 years old and had just returned from military service in the First World War.
The Hound of the Mound and the Frog of the Bog: El Perro del Cerro y la Rana de la Sabana: Ana Maria Machado: Irene Savino: Spanish: 1986: 5+ Lend me Your Wings: John Agard: Adrienne Kennaway: English: 1987: 5+ Henry and Mudge: Cynthia Rylant: Suçie Stevenson: English: 1987: 5+ My Place: Nadia Wheatley: Donna Rawlins: English: 1987: 5+ The ...
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The Greeks and Romans associated frogs with fertility and harmony, and with licentiousness in association with Aphrodite. [4] The combat between the Frogs and the Mice (Batrachomyomachia) was a mock epic, commonly attributed to Homer, though in fact a parody of his Iliad. [8] [9] [10] The Frogs Who Desired a King is a fable, attributed to Aesop.
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The badger that Arthur meets [5] when he is transformed into a badger by Merlin in The Sword in the Stone (collected into The Once and Future King). [10] "Badger", poem by John Clare [11] Badger Lords and Ladies of Salamandastron in the Redwall book series by Brian Jacques [12] [5] The badgers from The Disgusting Sandwich by Gareth Edwards and ...
The Frogs blame their King, who altogether denies the incident. In the meantime, Zeus , seeing the brewing war, proposes that the gods take sides, and specifically that Athena help the Mice. Athena refuses, saying that the Mice have done her a lot of mischief, as have the Frogs, and that it would be more prudent for the gods to watch rather ...