Parable
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A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate obj
The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Rembrandt, 1660s
Parable of the Good Samaritan, as depicted by Jan Wijnants (1670)
Fables and Parables
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Fables and Parables, by Ignacy Krasicki, is a work in a long international tradition of fable-writing that reaches back to antiquity.
Parable
…Hercules at the crossroads – an ancient Greek parable Parables by Ignacy Krasicki, from his 1779 book Fables and Parables: Abuzei and Tair The Blind Man and the Lame Son and Father The Farmer Child and Father The Master and His Dog The King and the Scribes The Drunkard The…
"The Blind Man and the Lame", from de Bry's Emblemata saecularia, 1596
Lamb and wolf, illus. by Bransom, ca. 1921