# The Fir Tree — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Fir Tree in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Fir Tree, the Fir Tree, Fir Tree

**First appearance:** 0034-the-fir-tree-and-the-bramble

## Who they are

A proud tree who boasts about his height and is cut down.

## In the story

### [The Fir-Tree and the Bramble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fir-tree-and-the-bramble)

Boasts about its usefulness to men, but is warned of the consequences.

### [The Walnut-Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-walnut-tree)

The walnut tree is the central character, bearing fruit and suffering abuse from passersby.

### [The Travellers and the Plane-Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-travellers-and-the-plane-tree)

The Plane-tree that provides shade and rebukes the travellers for their ingratitude.

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