"Oh, I know your kind," replied the farmer. The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his bosom to warm it back to life. The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his bosom to warm it back to life. While this fable does admit the possibility of a mutually beneficial relationship between man and snake, the similarly titled The Farmer and the Viper denies it. Not long afterwards the farmer grew rich, but then he became angry at the snake and tried to attack him with an axe. It was not at all unnatural in the Snake to hiss, and brandish his tongue, and fly at the first that came near him; as soon at the person that saved his life as any other; indeed more likely, because nobody else had so much to do with him. Մի ձմեռային ցուրտ օր այգեպանը մտածելով… Die, as you deserve; but a single death is too good for you. The story is classed as Aarne-Thompson-Uther type 285D, and its theme is that a broken friendship cannot be mended. “Oh,” cried the Farmer with his last breath, “I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel.” The Snake soon revived, and when it had enough strength, bit the man who had been so kind to it. A snake chased by hunters asked a farmer to save its life. One winter a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. A Tasmanian farmer was killed by a 1.4m tiger snake that wrapped around his body and bit him multiple times, a coroner has ruled. Immediately upon gaining the use of its muscles, the snake coiled and bit the farmer, inflicting a deadly wound. A A A. He cradled the poisonous creature against his chest, and before long the warmth of the man’s body began to revive the snake. The Farmer knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and put it in his bosom to warm it back to life. ONE WINTER a Farmer found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. On his… He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. As he drew his last breath, he said to those standing around: Learn from my fate not to take pity on a scoundrel. It was warm and safe inside. Thawed, the snake reverts to character and bites all. Having pity on the poor creature, he brought it home, and laid it on the hearth near the fire. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound. A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. The Snake was quickly revived by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound. "If you put me inside your shirt," the snake said, "your body will make me warm and I won't freeze to death." Farmer and the Snake (Aesop's Fables): Amazon.es: Aromal, T.: Libros en idiomas extranjeros Selecciona Tus Preferencias de Cookies Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares para mejorar tu experiencia de compra, prestar nuestros servicios, entender cómo los utilizas para … A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. There are some men like some snakes; ’tis natural to them to be doing mischief; and the greater the benefit on the one side, the more implacable is the malice on the other. A fable that is told with many variations: The Farmer and the Snake. The Snake soon revived, and when it had enough strength, bit the man who had been so kind to it. The Snake soon revived and when it had enough strength, unfortunately bit the man who had been so kind to it. A farmer takes pity on a frozen snake and brings it home. The farmer felt sorry for the snake and picked it up. He had compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. 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