Aesop's Fables · Character
The Swallow
A migratory bird who returns too early and suffers the consequences.
minor
Also known as a Swallow, the Swallow, The Swallow, the unfortunate Swallow
First appearance: The Spendthrift and the Swallow
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In The Spendthrift and the Swallow: Appears early in spring, misleading the Spendthrift, and dies in a sudden frost. Later, in Demades and…
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- Other
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- Moral Archetypes and Victims
- Diverse Moral Agents
- Divine Tests and Honesty
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the victor Cock, swollen with pride after his triumph, is sud…
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- The Spendthrift and the Swallow
- Demades and His Fable
- The Swallow and the Crow
- The Nightingale and the Swallow
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