This three-page story, An Island Fable, with adorable illustrations of an elephant, a mouse and a fairy is from the December 1898 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. I think the moral of the story is wonderful:
“Let each be himself, not somebody else,
Nor covet what others may hold.
Each one has his place,
That he can best fill:
Contentment is silver and gold”.
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I’ve also created an 8.5″ x 11″ digital collage sheet for you from the illustrations of this story. It’s available as a free download on my blog here.
Oh, this is utterly delightful, I just love it! Thanks so much for sharing!
You’re welcome Jamie. I’m so happy that you love it! 🙂
Hi,
I found your site and fell in love with so many items in the gallery. I just wanted to share that I used your vintage artwork to design my blog. Heaven knew what to do….as I was going to use fairy elephants and the search engine brought me to you… so I ended up with a picture with a fairy, elephant and a mouse.
Love your site,
Hi Vicki,
Congratulations on your new blog, it looks wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing ~ and I’m delighted to know that you love my site.
♥
Julie
Vicki’s blog: https://transitionsformeee.blogspot.ca/
I just wanted to let you know I appreciate your blog. This was a beautiful story and lovely artwork. Thank you for taking the time to honor what is graceful timeless and true.
Thanks so much for your comment, Hope-Amaris. I’m so pleased to know you’ve enjoyed this story and the images.