The Boy and the Filberts

"The Boy and the Filberts" is a fable by Aesop that tells the story of a young boy who sticks his hand into a pitcher full of filberts (a type of hazelnut). He grasps a handful but his fist is too large to pull out from the narrow neck of the pitcher. Despite his predicament, he refuses to lessen his grip, willing to lose all rather than let go of some. The fable serves as a moral lesson on greed and the inability to let go of possessions or ambitions even when they cause discomfort or unhappiness.

• Children

								
A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get
some filberts. But he took such a great fistful that he could not
draw his hand out again. There he stood, unwilling to give up a
single filbert and yet unable to get them all out at once. Vexed
and disappointed he began to cry.

"My boy," said his mother, "be satisfied with half the nuts you
have taken and you will easily get your hand out. Then perhaps
you may have some more filberts some other time."

Do not attempt too much at once.
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