Aesops Fable

The Fisherman and the Little Fish - An Aesop's Fable

Moral of Aesops Fable: "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit"

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A Fisherman who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught a single small fish as the result of his day's labor.

The fish, panting convulsively, thus entreated for his life:

"O Sir, what good can I be to you, and how little am I worth! I am not yet come to my full size. Pray spare my life, and put me back into the sea. I shall soon become a large fish, fit for the tables of the rich; and then you can catch me again, and make a handsome profit of me."

The fisherman replied:

"I should be a very simple fellow, if I were to forego my certain gain for an uncertain profit."

 

Aesop Author of the Fable: The Fisherman and the Little Fish

Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek 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 Fisherman and the Little Fish" and "The Sick Lion"


The Fisherman and the Little Fish Fable

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Moral:
Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit

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