A few story details
Who you'll meet
Farmer: A compassionate person who helps a frozen viper out of pity, only to be bitten fatally by it., Viper: A venomous snake found frozen by the farmer; once revived, it bites and kills the farmer.
Aesop
The Farmer and the Viper
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A few story details
Where the story goes
Farm: The general rural setting where the farmer lives and encounters the viper during winter.
Guiding ideas
Themes
the danger of misplaced kindness, the nature of ingratitude, consequences of trust
Moral
Takeaway
Kindness given to the wrong person can bring harm instead of good.
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