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This collection of contemporary fables builds upon the long history and traditions of other such narratives including those written and presented by the legendary Aesop as it explores and comments upon various aspects of human behavior. As each fable dramatizes important moral questions as fables are generally intended to do, the collection as a whole explores issues related to the importance of self-responsibility, individuality, and identity.

The collection begins with a Prologue written by the author, in which he discusses the process by which the Fables came to be collected and published. He suggests that that process was made complicated by the input of several individuals who felt they had a responsibility to influence the content of the stories which, as the author claims, led to difficulties with the characters themselves who, he further claims, were far more influential in the creation of the fables than he was himself....
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