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The Geese and the Cranes, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Crane, Walter, 1900, Publisher's print
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The Geese and the Cranes, from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
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Title
The Geese and the Cranes, illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop'
Description
A man holds a goose by the neck and with his other hand, raises a stick to it. Two further geese are alarmed and spread their wings. Ears of wheat splay out behind them, and three cranes fly into the sky on the right-hand side of the page. The rhyme is inset on the left. It reads:
"The Geese and the Cranes
The geese joined the cranes in some wheat;
All was well, till, disturbed at their treat,
Light-winged, the cranes fled,
But the slow geese, well fed,
Couldn't rise, and were caught in retreat.
Beware of enterprizes where the risks are not equal."
Artist / maker
Crane, Walter
Date
1900
Size
17.8 x 18.8 cm
Type
Publisher's print
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Art and Design Library
Illustrated page from 'Baby's Own Aesop', a book for the nursery created by Walter Crane (1845 - 1915), and first published in 1887.
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Baby's Own Aesop
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