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    The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable: The Fable Triad
    The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable: The Fable Triad
    The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable: The Fable Triad
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    The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable: The Fable Triad

    By CS Simpson

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    Curious creatures and angry tigers travel from far and wide to talk with the governors of Animal Kingdom.

    Escape from your daily routine and travel to a beautiful high mountain valley where the creatures of the world's supercontinent look to wise governors, Ujuzi the elephant and Quánwēi the dragon. Listen in as the governors share advice about life choices, family dynamics, heated disagreements, and more in a gentle way. The lessons represented in this unusual story are age-old, yet still timely for every culture.

     

    Complete The Fable Triad with The Dolphin and the Octopus and The Mermaid and the River Otter.

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    Though each of the fables are separate tales with separate characters, they embody the same global time frame and can be read in any order. They begin almost identically, much like Kipling's Just So Stories, in order to set the tone and rhythm as complementary to the other two. But—worry not! Each fable offers its own unique account without following the same pattern throughout.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCSS Stories
    Release dateOct 19, 2018
    ISBN9781386144991
    The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable: The Fable Triad
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    CS Simpson

    CS Simpson is a speculative fiction writer. When she's not writing, editing, or stressing about writing, she's either devouring other author's books or playing computer games while watching movies and sipping Diet Coke. She also enjoys short hikes with her husband and dog under the Colorado skies she calls home. Keep up with her writing journey at www.authorcssimpson.com Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @AuthorCSSimpson

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      Book preview

      The Elephant and the Dragon - CS Simpson

      "The worst loneliness is to not be

      comfortable with yourself."  ~ Mark Twain

      "A fair-minded person tries to see

      both sides of an argument."  ~ Aesop

      STORY INTRODUCTION

      CREATED FOR ALL READERS , The Elephant and the Dragon is a new tale told in an old writing style. I grew up with a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories (from 1902) and was fascinated by his strange accounts of the supposed origins of unusual creatures and language, talking animals in a non-picture book, and his clever use of language to make an important point. I wrote this story with the idea of creating a similarly timeless tale and to remind us all of the need for social courtesy in a gentle way.

      In order to set the fable apart from most commercial stories, I’ve chosen to write my fables with an intentional lack of contractions, as well as deliberate repetitions of both phrases and ideas. These repetitions are meant to draw the reader into an ancient kind of suspended reality, reinforce a concept, and even give the story its own poetic rhythm.

      Likewise, I chose the intentional use of lists in sets of threes, including the final tally of this book series—The Fable Triad. Many cultures revere triads because they’re seen as having a beginning, a middle, and an end—creating a sense of completeness.

      I was fortunate to grow up near the San Diego Zoo and fell in love with animals of all species at an early age. I decided to name each character based on the area of the globe where scientists think these creatures may have originated, and I’ve included a pronunciation guide at the back of the book for those who are interested. The tale is set a very long time ago, before there were many people roaming the Earth, so the intention is meant to show (perhaps) that mankind adopted these names, with the character’s dominating personalities, into their respective languages over time. It’s also meant to show how immense and varied our world is, yet we all have a common beginning; a common existence; body, mind, and spirit.

      My fables are unique in that they each have several morals interwoven within the narrative, instead of the classic idea of ending the story with a single, intended teaching. The lessons represented in these stories are age-old, yet still timely for every culture.

      Though each of my fables are separate tales with separate characters, they embody the same global time frame and can be read in any order. They begin almost identically, much like Kipling’s Just So Stories, in order to set the tone and rhythm as complementary to the other two. But—worry not! The Elephant and the Dragon, The Dolphin and the Octopus, and The Mermaid and the River Otter, each offer their own unique accounts and don’t follow the exact same pattern throughout.

      I welcome readers of any age and even hope that parents think of this story as a family book— perhaps one to be read aloud and discussed together.

      Enjoy!

      CHAPTER 1

      AVERY LONG TIME AGO , before there were many people roaming the Earth, an elephant and a dragon guided The Animal Kingdom together in a protected valley high in the mountains. Both governors were wise, kind, and gentle souls who made an effort to counsel the many creatures of the land and air without prejudice. Being trusted to manage others was a very great responsibility, so they held this power very carefully.

      The ash gray female elephant, named Ujuzi (which means experience, knowledge in Swahili), was known as The Repository of Learning. She had a heavy round body with long, sturdy legs and was covered from head to toe in a thick, wrinkled hide. Her wide elephantine head had two small eyes, two large flat ears, two curved ivory tusks, and a long flexible nose

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