The Ass and the Little Dog TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text <br> One's native talent from its course<br> Cannot be turned aside by force;<br> But poorly apes the country clown<br> The polish'd manners of the town.<br> Their Maker chooses but a few<br> With power of pleasing to imbue;<br> Where wisely leave it we, the mass,<br> Unlike a certain fabled ass,<br> That thought to gain his master's blessing<br> By jumping on him and caressing. COMMENTS: Visual Text The translation is in verse; a head-start on lyrics. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheAssandtheLittleDog.pdf
