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Aesop's Fables · Character

The Fisherman

A man who catches fish and learns lessons about patience and greed.

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Also known as The Fisherman, the Fisherman, A Fisherman

First appearance: The Fisherman and the Sprat

The Fisherman shows up with force in The Fisherman and the Sprat. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Catches a Sprat and chooses to keep it rather than release it for a potential larger reward.
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In The Fisherman and the Sprat: Catches a Sprat and chooses to keep it rather than release it for a potential larger reward. Later, in The Fisherman Piping: The fisherman tries to charm fish with his flute, then…

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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