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FableNº 324

The Pomegranate, the Apple Tree, the Olive, and the Bramble

The pomegranate, the apple tree, and the olive were disputing over the quality of their fruit. As the argument grew heated, a bramble that was listening to them from the neighbouring hedge said, "My friends, let us at last stop quarrelling."

When worthy people are divided, the worthless seize the chance to claim importance.
Moral

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