They dont write many fables these days. We have Aesop and LaFontaine, and nothing significant since George Orwells ANIMAL FARM, but look out Here comes Lou Goldmans RISE AND FALL OF THE GIMMEE GIMMEE BIRDS which is destined to take its place beside its erstwhile predesessors. Fables are uiversal tales of human truths thinly disguised as animals, and we quickly realize that the Gimmee Gimee birds are ourselves and or neighbors living in the world of over-consumption, of amassing stuff It also touches on economics, politics, psychology and even theology