Ramus – The Branch
From The Seven Sages of Rome
The Branch
A roman citizen has a fruit tree in his orchard that has a particularly lovely branch, long and straight, upon which many fruits grow. The man's gardener tells him that he ought to cut off that branch, however, as unlike all the other branches, it is strong enough that theives might climb it and steal fruit from the tree. The man refuses to allow the beloved branch to be trimmed, and that night thieves break into the orchard, climb the tree using the branch, steal all the fruit, and leave it bare with all its branches broken.
Critical Literature
Ramus appears in the following versions and secondary versions
| Has Language Of Version | Has Branch Of Tradition | Is Adapted From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Modern and Modern Welsh Version A | Welsh | Seven Sages of Rome | Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein |
| Middle Welsh Version A | Middle Welsh | Seven Sages of Rome | French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages |