# The Fisherman — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Fisherman in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Fisherman, the Fisherman, A Fisherman

**First appearance:** 0049-the-fisherman-and-the-sprat

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [The Fisherman and the Sprat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fisherman-and-the-sprat)

Catches a Sprat and chooses to keep it rather than release it for a potential larger reward.

### [The Fisherman Piping](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fisherman-piping)

The fisherman tries to charm fish with his flute, then catches them with his net and scolds them for their behavior.

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