FEATURED FABLES

the grasshopper sings and enjoys the summer without worrying about the future, while the ant works diligently storing food for the winter When the cold arrives, the cicada finds itself without food and goes to the ant asking for help The moral of the story is that it is better to be proactive and work in advance.

The lion anda the mouse

A mouse finds itself trapped in a net and a lion, unable to free himself, offers his friendship and promises to help him in the future After some hesitation, the mouse frees the lion from a hunting trap Some time later, the mouse saves the lion by gnawing on the rope that keeps him trapped in a royal hunt The teaching is that no one should be underestimated, regardless of their size or appearance

Who is it?

Félix María de Samaniego was born on October 12, 1745 in La Villa de Laguardia, Álava, the son of Félix Ignacio Sánchez de Samaniego y Munibe, and Juana María Teresa Zabala y Arteaga Of noble descent, his father had more than enough resources so that Felix could dedicate himself to study

He was part of the Basque Society of Friends of the Country, founded by Peñaflorida, where he read his first fables.

The first collection of them was published in Valencia in 1765.

Felix acquired a fondness for scathing criticism of politics and religion; he mocked privileges, and came to reject a position offered by Floridablanca His most risqué stories were composed in the style of Jean de la Fontaine's erotic Fables For these writings and others of an anticlerical nature, he suffered the persecution of the Inquisition