The Farmer and the Stork by Esopo
The Farmer and the Stork, by Esopo: A farmer has a stork deliver a baby to his doorstep, claiming it was left there by mistake. The farmer is skeptical and demands proof of parentage from the stork before he will take the child in. The stork, unable to provide any evidence, reluctantly agrees to return the baby to its rightful parents.
By Esopo · First published 1668 · Genre: Fable, Children's literature, Fantasy · 151 words
First lines
A Farmer set some traps in a field which he had lately sown with corn, in order to catch the cranes which came to pick up the seed. When he returned to look at his traps he found several cranes caught, and among them a Stork, which begged to be let go, and said, "You ought not to kill me: I am not a crane, but a Stork, as you can easily see by my feathers, and I am the most honest and harmless of birds. " But the Farmer replied, "It's nothing to me what you are: I find you among these cranes, who ruin my crops, and, like them, you shall suffer. "
If you choose bad companions no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.
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The Farmer and the Stork is listed on Textopian as a fable by Esopo, dated 1668 CE.
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- Work type: Fable
- Author: Esopo
- Date: 1668 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fable, Children's literature, Fantasy, Moral, Classic literature
- Length: 151 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Fable — The book 'The Farmer and the Stork' was written by Esopo, known for his fables with animals as main characters. These fables usually include a moral or ethical lesson.
- Children's literature — Its simple and direct prose, along with its use of animals as characters and moral teachings, make this book fit well in the children's literature genre.
- Fantasy — The book includes talking animals and uses these fantasy elements to construct its narrative and impart morals or teachings.
- Moral — Esopo's fables, including 'The Farmer and the Stork', often end with a moral or ethical lesson, which aligns them with the moral genre.
Tags
fable · morality · animal · wisdom · deception · consequences · nature · friendship · trust · betrayal · caution · character