Aesop's Fables, Part 233 summary
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In The Rose and the Amaranth, an amaranth envies a rose’s beauty, fragrance, and popularity, but the rose answers by stressing how briefly she blooms. Her reply shifts attention from immediate charm to lasting flowers, which she says the amaranth keeps even after cutting.
What happens
- A rose and an amaranth bloom beside each other in a garden.
- The amaranth envies the rose’s beauty and fragrance and calls her widely loved.
- The rose sadly explains that her bloom ends when her petals wither and fall.
- She contrasts her brief life with the amaranth’s flowers, which she says never fade, even after cutting.
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What to notice
The rose explains the limit of the beauty her neighbor envies. This turns their conversation toward the difference between brief attraction and endurance.
Quick check
What advantage does the rose attribute to the amaranth?
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