Original Photography by by Arif Solak;
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Lamb and Wolf- A Turkish Fable
Here is the fifth in our series of Turkish fables. I have left off the moral of the fable. In general, the meanings are either clear or open to your own interpretation. All of the fables I have submitted come from an anthology of pre-Republic Ottoman literature collected in a book by Epiphanius Wilson. HERE is a link at Google Books.
The Lamb and The Wolf
A tender lamb was in the fold, when suddenly a Wolf
entered for the purpose of devouring her.
Throwing herself at the feet of the Wolf, she said, weeping: ‘God has put me in your power; sound therefore your horn in order to grant me one moment’s delight; my desires will then be perfectly satisfied, for my parents have told me that the race of wolves are the best players on the horn.”
The wolf heard this silly proposal and set himself to cry out with all his might and main; when lo and behold, the dogs were waked up and attacked him.
He took to flight, and did not stop until he reached a hill, where he said, lamenting: “I certainly deserve this mishap, for who has made me a musician, when I have never been anything but a butcher?”
entered for the purpose of devouring her. 
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