The Old Woman & the Doctor

Aesop's Fables - 15. The Old Woman & the Doctor

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The Old Woman & the Doctor

Dramatic Cycles

In S1 and S2:

• ((steal,haveMoney,doctor,people),(steal,oldWomanStolen,oldWoman,people))

The stealing from the doctor is good for the doctor, bad for the old woman.

• ((steal,haveMoney),(steal,oldWomanStolen,oldWomanRefuses,pay,haveMoney))

Stealing has brought money to the doctor, but at the same time it caused the old women not to pay him.

In S2 only:

• ((steal,haveMoney),(steal,pretendNotCured,cured,oldWomanRefuses,pay,haveMoney))

Stealing has brought money to the doctor, but it gives the opportunity to the old woman to pretend she is not cured and therefore not to pay him.