Folk Tale
The Hen and the Swallow
| Author | George Fyler Townsend |
|---|---|
| Book Title | Aesop's Fables |
| Publication Date | 1867 |
| Language | English |
| Origin | Greece |
A HEN finding the eggs of a viper and carefully keeping them warm, nourished them into life. A Swallow, observing what she had done, said, "You silly creature! why have you hatched these vipers which, when they shall have grown, will inflict injury on all, beginning with yourself?'
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