Five Fables

A town mouse pays a visit to her sister in the country, but is disgusted by the basic fare on offer. She invites the country mouse to the town, where they gorge themselves on a range of foods. But at what cost? Enter Hunter Gib, the jolly cat...

The fable of the preaching of the swallow is considered by many to be Robert Henryson's masterpiece. This charming modern translation by Seamus Heaney, has been newly animated, and narrated by Bily Connolly.

In this fable, the wily fox gangs up with the strong but stupid wolf to steal from a man driving a cart load of fish. The fox lies on the road, pretending to be dead.

A bunch of mice stumble upon a sleeping lion and, thinking that he's dead, start jumping all over him. He wakes up and grabs the terrified leader, ready to kill him. After a protracted negotiation, the mouse finally gets the lion to release him.

In a fit of bad temper, a farmer shouts at his misfiring oxen: "the wolf shall have the lot of you!". The fox, overhearing nearby, decides to take the farmer at his word, and a courtroom -style battle ensues.