# The Spendthrift — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Spendthrift in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Spendthrift, the Spendthrift

**First appearance:** 0015-the-spendthrift-and-the-swallow

## Who they are

A wasteful man who sells his possessions and learns a hard lesson.

## In the story

### [The Spendthrift and the Swallow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-spendthrift-and-the-swallow)

Wastes his fortune and sells his coat prematurely based on a single swallow.

### [The Debtor and His Sow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-debtor-and-his-sow)

The debtor who attempts to deceive a buyer about his sow's litters to escape his financial troubles.

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