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Five Fables: With Billy Connolly, Seamus Heaney, Adrian Dunbar, Alastair Minnis. The writing of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, the narration of comedian Billy Connolly, and beautiful animation bring to life these five enchanting fables.
- Fantasy
- 145
- 2017-06-13
- Billy Connolly, Seamus Heaney, Adrian Dunbar
Aesop’s fables usually involve animals and take the form of very short stories which convey a clear moral. But how clear is the moral in an Aesop fable? Below, we introduce five of the best-known of Aesop’s fables and discuss the moral of each …
Mar 13, 2019 · Narrated by acclaimed comedian/actor Billy Connolly and with a specially-composed score by internationally renowned pianist Barry Douglas, Five Fables, made by local animation studio Flickerpix, is an ambitious re-telling of stories written 500 years ago by the medieval Scots poet, Robert Henryson.
Five Fables. Five medieval Scots fables, translated by Seamus Heaney, have been brought into the twenty-first century as enchanting animated tales, narrated by Billy Connolly and with a specially composed score by Barry Douglas.
- 29 min
- The Crow and the Pitcher. Had this two-legged thing been as stupid as many, though dying for drink she would not have got any… When happening across a pitcher of water out in the wilderness, a thirsty Crow believes that his troubles are over.
- The Hare and the Tortoise. The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. Tired of the Hare making fun of his plodding and pondering pace, a Tortoise finally has enough and challenges him to a race.
- The Fox and the Hedgehog. A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog knows one big thing. Upon crossing a river, a Fox gets his tail entangled in a bush and cannot move.
- The Frogs Who Desired a King. Frightened by the din, the frogs go into hiding, only to return slowly to look at the king. Saddened that they had no one to rule over them, a band of Frogs send a convoy to Jupiter to ask for a King.
Enchanting animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly.
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