Jeremy Fish Instagram – One sunny day a brash grasshopper chose to sing his very loud raspy song under a tree containing the hollow of an old cranky sleeping owl. Awakened by the noise, she yelled at the grasshopper to be quiet. He belligerently replied he had the right to be there.
Seeing that arguing was futile, the owl instead flattered him. She invited him to her hollow to have a drink of Apollo’s wine which would improve his already lovely song. The foolish grasshopper jumped to the owl’s hollow where she promptly ate him.
Moral: Do not let flattery throw you into your enemy’s clutches.
This drawing is from a project I am working on with my Mother. She writes these stories based on traditional fables, and I use her words to inspire these drawings. Screen Prints of this will be available at my upcoming show in Tokyo in April. | Posted on 06/Mar/2024 23:50:21
