Aesop's Fables

#240 The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble

The Pomegranate and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the most beautiful.

When their strife was at its height, a Bramble from the neighboring hedge lifted up its voice and said in a boastful tone: "Pray, my dear friends, in my presence at least, cease from such vain disputing!"