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The Fisherman and His Nets
Author | George Fyler Townsend |
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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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