A Fisherman, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish. He managed by a skillful handling of his net to retain all the large fish and to draw them to the shore; but he could not prevent the smaller fish from falling back through the meshes of the net into the sea.
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This fable was written by Aesop, the ancient Greek storyteller believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have shaped moral literature across cultures for over two millennia. "The Fisherman and His Nets" is one of his shorter pieces, deriving its lesson entirely from a single observed moment rather than dialogue or conflict between characters — a hallmark of Aesop's most economical storytelling.
