Aesop

The Pomegranate, the Apple-Tree, and the Bramble

A short classic selected for shared reading.

Ages 6–10Grade 3
The Pomegranate, the Apple-Tree, and the Bramble

A few story details

Who you'll meet

Pomegranate Tree: A fruit tree proud of its own fruit, argumentative., Apple Tree: A fruit tree confident in the quality of its fruit, competitive., Bramble: A prickly bush that intervenes, nosy and presumptuous.

A few story details

Where the story goes

Orchard Hedge: A place where different trees and shrubs grow close together.

Guiding ideas

Themes

envy, humility, conflict resolution

Moral

Takeaway

Those who have little to boast about should not involve themselves in the disputes of those above them.

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