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The Serpent and the File - An Aesop's Fable

Moral of Aesops Fable: "It is useless attacking the insensible."

The Serpent and the File Fable 
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A Serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an armourer's shop.

As he glided over the floor he felt his skin pricked by a file lying there.

In a rage he turned round upon it and tried to dart his fangs into it; but he could do no harm to heavy iron and had soon to give over his wrath.

 

Aesop Author of the Fable
The Serpent and the File

Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek 
Lifespan of Aesop - He lived approximately 620 - 560 BC
Life of Aesop - Slave - Author of the book of fables 
Famous Works - Aesop's Fable book featuring:
 "The Goose With the Golden Eggs",  "The Fisher", 
"The Fox and the Mask" and "The Serpent and the File"

The Serpent and the File Fable
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