page_title: The Farmer and his Sons
hierarchical_section_title: The Farmer and his Sons
caption_attribution_description: English: A coloured illustration of "The Farmer and his Sons" from Heinrich Steinhowel's 1501 edition of Aesop's Fables
context_page_description: The Farmer and his Sons is a story of Greek origin that is included among Aesop's Fables and is listed as 42 in the Perry Index. It illustrates both the value of hard work and the need to temper parental advice with practicality.
context_section_description: The Farmer and his Sons is a story of Greek origin that is included among Aesop's Fables and is listed as 42 in the Perry Index. It illustrates both the value of hard work and the need to temper parental advice with practicality.
caption: A coloured print of the fable from the 1501 Steinhowel edition
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