Fan­tas­tic Fables (1906) by Hen­ri Berg­son is a charm­ing col­lec­tion of alle­gor­i­cal tales that use wit and imag­i­na­tion to explore deep­er philo­soph­i­cal themes. Through whim­si­cal sto­ries, Berg­son cri­tiques rigid, mech­a­nis­tic think­ing and high­lights the impor­tance of intu­ition, cre­ativ­i­ty, and flu­id­i­ty in under­stand­ing life and human nature. The fables are a delight­ful way to engage with Bergson’s ideas with­out the com­plex­i­ty of his more for­mal works, offer­ing a play­ful yet insight­ful reflec­tion on the lim­i­ta­tions of con­ven­tion­al think­ing and the poten­tial of a more intu­itive, dynam­ic approach to real­i­ty. It’s an excel­lent intro­duc­tion to his phi­los­o­phy, mak­ing pro­found con­cepts acces­si­ble through engag­ing, light­heart­ed nar­ra­tives.