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.