England and from as early a date. Principally this was on domestic china and includes a Chelsea candlestick (1750) and a Worcester jug (1754) in the 18th century; a Brownhills alphabet plate (1888) in the 19th century; and a collector's edition from the Knowles pottery (1988) in the 20th. Series based on Aesop's fables became popular for pictorial tiles towards the end the 19th century, of which Minton Hollins produced a particularly charming example illustrating "The Fox and the Grapes". On this a vixen is accompanied by her cubs, who make ineffectual leaps at the grapes while the mother contemplates them with her paws clasped behind her. There have also been the following musical settings: Louis-Nicolas Clérambault in the early 18th century Benjamin Godard, the fifth of his Six Fables de La Fontaine for voice and piano (op. 17 1872-79) Louis Lacombe in Fables de La Fontaine, (op. 72 1875) Charles Lecocq, the first of his Six Fables de Jean de la Fontaine for voice and piano (1900) Mario Versepuy (1882-1972) for voice and piano (1921) Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, the third of her 6 Fables de La Fontaine for a cappella choir (1960) Herbert Callhoff in German translation (1963) Ned Rorem, one of the 'five very short operas' in his Fables (1971). A setting of Marianne Moore's translation of La Fontaine, this segment is more a cantata for chorus of two and tenor soloist (representing the fox); its action is all in the programmatic music. Andre Asriel, Der Fuchs und die Trauben, the fourth of his 6 Fabeln nach Aesop for mixed a cappella voices (1972). Bob Chilcott, among the five English translations in his Aesop's Fables for piano and choir (2008). Lefteris Kordis, the eighth of nine compositions for octet and voice in his "Aesop Project" (2010). "The Fox and the Grapes" in other languages The "Fox and the Grapes" was spread widely to a variety of cultures by Aesop's Fables. Macedonian: “‘The grapes are beautiful but still immature,’ said the fox when she could not reach them.” Persian: “He could not reach the grape, so he said, ‘It is still not ripe [it is sour].’” Hungarian: “While leaving, the fox comforted itself: ‘The grapes are sour, so they are not for me yet.’” Language communities to the north share an innovation, having the fox refer to a familiar northern berry rather than to less-familiar grapes. In Sorbian "The fox