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The Fisherman and His Nets
| Author | George Fyler Townsend | 
|---|---|
| Book Title | Aesop's Fables | 
| Publication Date | 1867 | 
| ATU | 253 | 
| Language | English | 
| Origin | Greece | 
A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillful handling of his net to retain all the large fish and to draw them to the shore; but he could not prevent the smaller fish from falling back through the meshes of the net into the sea.
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