The Peasant And The Apple-Tree
Aesop Fable: The Peasant And The Apple-Tree
A peasant had in his garden an Apple-Tree which bore no
fruit but only served as a harbor for the sparrows and grasshoppers.
He resolved to cut it down, and taking his axe in
his hand, made a bold stroke at its roots.
The grasshoppers
and sparrows entreated him not to cut down the tree
that sheltered them, but to spare it, and they would sing
to him and lighten his labors. He paid no attention to their
request, but gave the tree a second and a third blow with
his axe. When he reached the hollow of the tree, he found a
hive full of honey. Having tasted the honeycomb, he threw
down his axe, and looking on the tree as sacred, took great
care of it.
Self-interest alone moves some men.
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