Here's how to sail around the world, from The Comic History of the United States by John D. Sherwood, 1870.

She's captivated by the representation, even as swans are swimming right behind her.  We don't even know if that's the point of this image from The Eastern Wonderland by D. C. Angus, 1882.  Spoiler: the swans behind her are representations, too!

From John Chinaman by Roew Lingston, 1891.

Although fables do not have to contain animals, animals are repositories of fables.  Also, did you know that a swan song can be a story told to a swan?  From Little Loving Hearts Poem Book by Margaret Elenora Tupper, 1882.  The caption reads, "Come and tell me your story."