Using the attributes in our mark up, the Man always appears as a human male.
Actions he likes to do include:
Positive Actions (to Others) | Negative Actions (to Others) | Neutral Actions | Positive Actions (to Self) | Negative Actions (to Self) |
---|---|---|---|---|
court | kill | travel | receive | fall |
visit | slaughter | climb | warm | feign |
fondle | conceal | hold | attract | cry |
let | threaten | inquire | enjoy | throw himself |
give | summon | quest | wish | |
devote | commit a murder | laugh | keep | |
offer | capture | see | ||
purchase | clip | dine | ||
lead | hunt | turn | ||
deprive | come | |||
seize | use | |||
run | ||||
perceive | ||||
sail | ||||
catch | ||||
sleep | ||||
awake | ||||
load | ||||
describe |
These are the characters that appear with the Man:
Fables in which the Man appears:
Dialogue of the Man:
Man to Lion
"See there! How strong we are, and how we prevail over even the king of
beasts." ~ The Man and the Lion
Lion to Man
"This statue was made by one of you men. If we Lions knew how to erect
statues, you would see the Man placed under the paw of the Lion ." ~ The Man
and the Lion
Man to Man
"He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel
with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger." ~ The Bear and the
Two Travelers
Daughter to Man
"All things are prospering with me, and I have only one wish, that there
may be a heavy fall of rain, in order that the plants may be well watered." ~
The Father and His Two Daughters
Daughter to Man
"I want for nothing, and have only one wish, that the dry weather may
continue, and the sun shine hot and bright, so that the bricks might be dried."
~ The Father and His Two Daughters
Man to Daughter
"If your sister wishes for rain, and you for dry weather, with which of
the two am I to join my wishes?" ~ The Father and His Two Daughters
Friend to Man
"If you would be cured, take a piece of bread, and dip it in the blood
from your wound, and go and give it to the Dog that bit you." ~ The Man
Bitten by a Dog
Man to Friend
"Why? If I should do so, it would be as if I should beg every Dog in the
town to bite me." ~ The Man Bitten by a Dog
Man to Shepherd
"It is again in want of dates, and therefore looks quiet." ~ The
Shepherd and the Sea
Man to Man
"I have found an axe." ~ The Two Travelers and the Axe
Man to Man
"Nay, my friend," replied the other, "do not say "I,"
but "We" have found an axe." ~ The Two Travelers and the Axe
Man to Man
"We are undone." ~ The Two Travelers and the Axe
Man to Man
"Nay," replied the other, "keep to your first mode of speech, my
friend; what you thought right then, think right now. Say "I," not
"We" are undone." ~ The Two Travelers and the Axe
Man to Hunter
"I will," said the man, "at once show you the Lion
himself." ~ The Hunter and the Woodman
Hunter to Man
"No, thank you. I did not ask that; it is his track only I am in search
of, not the Lion himself." ~ The Hunter and the Woodman
Ape to Man
"What sort of a king do I seem to you to be, O strangers?" ~ The
Apes and the Two Travelers
Man to Ape
"You seem to me a most mighty king." ~ The Apes and the Two
Travelers
Ape to Man
"And what is your estimate of those you see around me?" ~ The
Apes and the Two Travelers
Man to Ape
"These," he made answer, "are worthy companions of yourself, fit
at least to be ambassadors and leaders of armies." ~ The Apes and the Two
Travelers
Man
"If so great a reward be given for a lie, with what gift may not I be
rewarded, if, according to my custom, I tell the truth?" ~ The Apes and the
Two Travelers
Ape to Man
"And pray how do I and these my friends around me seem to you?" ~
The Apes and the Two Travelers
Man to Ape
"Thou art," he said, "a most excellent Ape, and all these thy
companions after thy example are excellent Apes too." ~ The Apes and the Two
Travelers
Unknown to Man
"My good fellow, why do you sell him, being such a one as you describe,
when you may yourself enjoy the good things he has to give?" ~ The Seller of
Images
Man
"Why," he replied, "I am in need of immediate help, and he is
wont to give his good gifts very slowly." ~ The Seller of Images
Wife to Man
"The herdsmen and shepherds cast on me looks of aversion." ~ The
Man and His Wife
Man to Wife
"O Wife, if you were disliked by those who go out early in the morning
with their flocks and return late in the evening, what must have been felt towards
you by those with whom you passed the whole day!" ~ The Man and His Wife
Man to Man
"Death would not be grievous to me, if I could only see my Enemy die
before me." ~ The Two Men Who Were Enemies
Satyr to Man
"I can no longer consider you as a friend," said the Satyr, "a
fellow who with the same breath blows hot and cold." ~ The Man and the
Satyr
Man
"I do not need a trial; I know that he will be just the same as the one he
chose for his companion." ~ The Ass and His Purchaser
Man to Woman
"Who art thou?" ~ Truth and the Traveler
Woman to Man
"My name is Truth," ~ Truth and the Traveler
Man to Woman
"And for what cause," he asked, "have you left the city to dwell
alone here in the wilderness?" ~ Truth and the Traveler
Woman to Man
"Because in former times, falsehood was with few, but is now with all
men." ~ Truth and the Traveler
Man to Flea
"Who are you who dare to feed on my limbs, and to cost me so much trouble
in catching you?" ~ The Flea and the Man
Flea to Man
"O my dear sir, pray spare my life, and destroy me not, for I cannot
possibly do you much harm." ~ The Flea and the Man
Man to Flea
"Now you shall certainly die by mine own hands, for no evil, whether it be
small or large, ought to be tolerated." ~ The Flea and the Man
Sea to Man
"Blame not me, my good sir, but the winds, for I am by my own nature as
calm and firm even as this earth; but the winds suddenly falling on me create these
waves, and lash me into fury." ~ The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
Fly to Man
"You who have wished to revenge, even with death, the Prick of a tiny
insect, see what you have done to yourself to add insult to injury?" ~ The
Naked Bald Man and the Fly
Man to Fly
"I can easily make peace with myself, because I know there was no
intention to hurt. But you, an ill-favored and contemptible insect who delights in
sucking human blood, I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a
heavier penalty." ~ The Naked Bald Man and the Fly
Man to Ass
"Conquer, but conquer to your cost." ~ The Ass and His Driver