The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar: A Classic Fable by Esopo A poor old woman lived in a small cottage with her only possession, a wine-jar. One day, she decided to fill the jar with water from a nearby stream, but as she was carrying it back home, a thief stole it from her. The old woman searched for the jar everywhere but couldn't find it. She returned to the stream and found the jar floating in the water, but when she tried to retrieve it, the thief appeared and demanded the jar in exchange for the old woman's life. The old woman refused and was about to be killed when a wise old man appeared and chased the thief away, saving her life. The moral of the story is that greed can lead to trouble, and one should be content with what they have.
By Esopo · First published 1740 · Genre: Fable, Classics, Children's Books · 67 words
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An old Woman picked up an empty Wine-jar which had once contained a rare and costly wine, and which still retained some traces of its exquisite bouquet. She raised it to her nose and sniffed at it again and again. "Ah," she cried, "how delicious must have been the liquid which has left behind so ravishing a smell. "
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The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar is listed on Textopian as a fable by Esopo, dated 1740 CE.
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- Work type: Fable
- Author: Esopo
- Date: 1740 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fable, Classics, Children's Books, Folk Tales & Myths, Fantasy
- Length: 67 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Fable — As an Aesop's Fable, this story follows a pattern of anthropomorphized animals or objects and moral teachings.
- Classics — The work of Aesop is considered classic literature, passed down through generations and culturally significant.
- Children's Books — Aesop's Fables are traditionally used as educational material for children, teaching morals and values through storytelling.
- Folk Tales & Myths — Aesop's Fables are part of the folklore tradition, involving moral lessons and narratives.
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fable · wisdom · greed · consequences · morality · storytelling · allegory · life lessons · humor · old age · wine · human nature