The Stag and the Vine by Esopo
The Stag and the Vine, by Esopo: A young stag is tricked into drinking wine by a cunning old vine. The stag becomes drunk and the vine takes advantage of him, leading him deeper into the forest. The stag eventually realizes he has been deceived and must find his way back home.
By Esopo · First published 1602 · Genre: Fable, Children's Literature, Fantasy · 130 words
First lines
A Stag, pursued by the huntsmen, concealed himself under cover of a thick Vine. They lost track of him and passed by his hiding-place without being aware that he was anywhere near. Supposing all danger to be over, he presently began to browse on the leaves of the Vine. The movement drew the attention of the returning huntsmen, and one of them, supposing some animal to be hidden there, shot an arrow at a venture into the foliage. The unlucky Stag was pierced to the heart, and, as he expired, he said, "I deserve my fate for my treachery in feeding upon the leaves of my protector. "
Ingratitude sometimes brings its own punishment.
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The Stag and the Vine is listed on Textopian as a fable by Esopo, dated 1602 CE.
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- Work type: Fable
- Author: Esopo
- Date: 1602 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fable, Children's Literature, Fantasy
- Length: 130 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Fable — The author, Esopo, is well known for writing fables and given the title 'The Stag and the Vine', it's likely that the book uses animals to tell a moral lesson which is characteristic of the fable genre.
- Children's Literature — Fables are often targeted at children given the straightforward moral lessons, simple language, and use of animals as characters.
- Fantasy — The anthropomorphizing of animals and often the presence of magical or fantastical elements aligns with the fantasy genre.
Tags
fable · morality · nature · animal characters · allegory · friendship · betrayal · wisdom · cautionary tale · forest · symbolism · life lessons