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Free Vintage Images ~ An Island Fable

December 30, 2012 6 Comments

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”. vintage storybook page, elephant image, mouse graphic, fairy illustration, alvred bayard island fablevintage storybook page, elephant image, mouse graphic, fairy illustration, alvred bayard island fablevintage storybook page, elephant image, mouse graphic, fairy illustration, alvred bayard island fableClick on images to enlarge.

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.

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  1. Jamie

    January 1, 2013 at 11:51 am

    Oh, this is utterly delightful, I just love it! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Julie J

    January 1, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    You’re welcome Jamie. I’m so happy that you love it! 🙂

    Reply
  3. vicki

    June 10, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    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,

    Reply
  4. Julie J

    June 11, 2013 at 10:18 am

    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/

    Reply
  5. Hope-Amaris

    October 4, 2013 at 4:18 am

    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.

    Reply
  6. Julie J

    October 4, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    Thanks so much for your comment, Hope-Amaris. I’m so pleased to know you’ve enjoyed this story and the images.

    Reply

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