Thursday, October 21, 2010

Crane: Porcupine, Snake and Company

Going shares with the Snakes, Porcupine
Said - The best of the bargain is mine;"
Nor would he back down,
When the snakes would disown
The agreement his quills made them sign.

HASTY PARTNERSHIPS MAY BE REPENTED OF


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 55.
Herinaceus et Serpens; Ursus et Apes

Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Crane images.
M0183 (not in Perry)

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