Folk Tale

The Walnut-Tree

Translated From

Καρύα

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek
TitleThe Walnut-Tree
Original TitleΚαρύα
Original AuthorΑἴσωπος
Original IDtrans-4520.xml
Book AuthorGeorge Fyler Townsend
Chapter Nr.189
Language codeeng

A WALNUT TREE standing by the roadside bore an abundant crop of fruit. For the sake of the nuts, the passers-by broke its branches with stones and sticks. The Walnut-Tree piteously exclaimed, "O wretched me! that those whom I cheer with my fruit should repay me with these painful requitals!"

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