The Boy and the Filberts
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"The Boy and the Filberts" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches a moral about greed and moderation through the story of a boy who cannot withdraw his overfilled hand from a jar of nuts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
illustrating practical wisdom
ⓘ
warning against avarice ⓘ |
| featuresAction |
the boy cannot remove his hand from the jar
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the boy is advised to take fewer nuts ⓘ the boy overfills his hand with nuts ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
a jar of nuts
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filberts ⓘ |
| hasAdviserCharacter | an older person ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Aesop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fable ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTradition |
didactic literature
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | a boy ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
be content with enough
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greed leads to trouble ⓘ moderation is wise ⓘ |
| hasStructure | short narrative with explicit moral ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
moral instructors
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young readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of excess
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contentment ⓘ greed ⓘ self-control ⓘ |
| isAdaptedIn |
children's story collections
ⓘ
moral education materials ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Aesop's Fables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
The Dog and the Shadow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
character education
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teaching ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralExpressedAs |
Do not attempt too much at once.
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You may lose all by grasping for too much. ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A boy puts his hand into a jar of filberts, grasps too many, and cannot withdraw his hand until he lets some go. ⓘ |
| teachesLessonTo | children ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Aesop's Fables