Arbor: Difference between revisions
From The Seven Sages of Rome
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|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001) | |Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001) | ||
|Has | |Has Motif=Lesson: loyalty; Father/son relationships; Age versus youth; Setting: nature; Orchard; Foolish old man | ||
|Has Summary='''The Tree''' | |Has Summary='''The Tree''' | ||
A foolish man values a young sapling over a mature tree, and has the large tree trimmed back further and further to make room for the young sprout. Eventually, he has the grown tree chopped down entirely to offer the smaller plant its light, but finds that unlike the mature tree, the sapling does not bear fruit. | A foolish man values a young sapling over a mature fruit tree, and has the large tree trimmed back further and further to make room for the young sprout. Eventually, he has the grown tree chopped down entirely to offer the smaller plant its light, but finds that unlike the mature tree, the sapling does not bear fruit. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 6 November 2025
The Tree
A foolish man values a young sapling over a mature fruit tree, and has the large tree trimmed back further and further to make room for the young sprout. Eventually, he has the grown tree chopped down entirely to offer the smaller plant its light, but finds that unlike the mature tree, the sapling does not bear fruit.
[Added by Jane Bonsall]
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| Nishimura (2001) |
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