Limited to 150 numbered copies signed by Torre. The second book in Torre's series of three books on fables. Printed by hand on American etching paper with illustrations printed from the block and colored. Bound by hand. Twenty-one fables and tales each accompanied by a colored woodcut. While serving in the US Navy, 1951-1954, stationed on the USS Orion, Torre printed his first books under the imprint of The Inkwell Press. During his Navy career, he produced a total of 12 titles on Navy equipment, in small editions of six to 20 copies. After his discharge, he acquired a hundred-year-old hand press and a Vandercook press, on which he printed over 60 titles in 50 years of activity.