The Spendthrift & the Swallow

Aesop's Fables - 14. The Spendthrift & the Swallow

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Structure

The Spendthrift & the Swallow

Dramatic Cycles

In S1:

• ((comesBack,makeNest,swallow),(comesBack,sharpFrost1,beAlive,swallow))

The swallow comes back to make nest, but by doing so, she dies because of the frost.

In S2:

• ((sellCoat,fetchMoney,spendthrift),(sellCoat,sharpFrost2,beAlive2))

Selling the coat enabled the spendthrift to fetch money but it may also kill him.

Comments

The inference made by the spendthrift from the first situation to the second one has not be modelled.