The Despert Fables for ages 6 through 14 years are responded t o with sufficient consistency that, for normal subjects, certain responses may be interpreted as "popular responses". The criterion used in this study for a response to be listed popular is 25% or more. It will be observed that these popular responses do not follow any consistent pattern. However, no dynamic interpretation is attempted herein although superficial interpretation is included in Table 2. The responses to Fables VII, XIII, and XVIII given by the subjects in this study may be culturally determined by the fact that the majority of subjects are Catholics. However, responses to the other fables seem to be free of any special subcultural influence.
From the results of this study and in conjunction with previous results(4) a list of fables appropriate to various ages is also suggested in table 2. The number of fables for the younger children is probably sufficient for any clinical situation-in fact, better than the list of twenty heretofore used. However, for subjects over eight years it is probable that one will want to add other fables. It is possible that those listed in Table 2 may be used as a core list and others added according to the requirements or unique character of the subject in question.
In conclusion, it seems that this technique is most appropriate for children under eight years of age. The first step towards a meaningful revision of the fables has been made. Some fables can be dropped out with little loss of significant material while others need to be added, particularly to get a t such information as fears, castration and identification. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. DESPERT, J. L. Psychosomatic Study of Fifty Stuttering Children. Amer. J. Orthopsychiatry, 2. DUS, 1,. Le Methode des Fables en Psychoanalyse. Arch. Psychol. (Geneva), 1940, No. 28. 3. FINE, R. Use of the Despert Fables (Revised Form) in Diagnostic Work with Children. J . Proj. 4. PEIXOTTO, H. Reliability of the Despert Fables, A Story Completion Projective Test for 1946, 16, 100-173.