Product Description: The works by the four protestant women authors collected in this volume participate in the ars moriandi (art of dying) tradition which became increasingly powerful over the 16th and 17th centuries. The moment of death was thought to reveal the ’true’ state of the individual’s soul...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A turtle wishes he could run like other animals but when a fox tries to eat him he is thankful for his shell.