The frog from jean de La Fontaine's fable comes, with the ox, to wedge your books and decorate your shelves.
"A Frog sees an Ox
Which seemed to him of good size.
She who was not big in everything like an egg,
Envious extends, and swells, and works
To equal the animal in size,..."
After the raven and the fox, the wolf and the lamb, it is still one of the most famous fables of Jean de La Fontaine that is proposed to you in bookends. His drawing is always of the same cartoon style chosen by the designer of the brand. It illustrates all the humorous aspect of the story and more particularly the ridiculousness of the frog. Unusual and funny, this accessory will bring a touch of fantasy in the decoration of a library.
Combined with one of the other models, it can easily find its place in a children's room. Because of its style, it also appeals to some adults for whom it can be a good gift idea.
It is also offered, cheaper, in pair with one of the three other fables adapted into bookends by Shohan-design: The Raven and the Fox, The Wolf and The Lamb and the Hare and the Turtle.