Fables de La Fontaine par Fernandel. (Fables of La Fontaine by Fernandel)
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This is a combination book and 45 rpm record. Fernandel, who died in 1971, seems to be the narrator of seven fables on the record. The fables are The Wolf and the Lamb, The Fox and the Crow, The Grasshopper and the Ant, The Dog and the Wolf, The Tortoise and the Hare, "The Lion and the Mosquito," and "The Financier and the Cobbler." The last story has a wonderfully relaxed cobbler in its image. Alternating page-pairs are done in duochrome with a heavy sepia look. The cover presents the animals from many fables together. It surprises me by seating the hare on top of the tortoise's shell. Where does that image or understanding come from? I will keep record and book together in the book collection.