La Cigale et la Fourmi

Abstract

Here is a twelve-page large-format pamphlet portraying part of Mes Fables d'Animaux from Touret, for which edition I have guessed a date of 1975. This pamphlet measures 9 x 11¾. It is one of three in the Contes de ma mère-grand series that represent fables. The ant here has a ladder she uses to harvest grain. She has no pity on the grasshopper at the story's end. The colored illustrations are lively and tasteful. Many cover a whole page, while others are integrated around text.