14/06/2026
Inside the hollow of an ancient tree, an owl perches contentedly above her piled-up prey.
With eyes wide open, she gazes proudly at the macabre treasure hidden within her nest: a heap of mice, trapped and unable to escape, awaiting their fate.
The Fables of La Fontaine: "The Owl and the Mice"
Illustrated by Gustave Doré (1867)