# The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar explained — Aesop's Fables

> Chapter companion for Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

## What happens

An old woman finds an empty wine-jar that once held a rare and costly wine. She repeatedly inhales its lingering fragrance and marvels at how delicious the wine must have been to leave behind such a delightful scent.

## Character check-ins

### The Old Woman

The old woman discovers the empty wine-jar and savors its remaining fragrance.

## Key lines

> Ah, how delicious must have been the liquid which has left behind so ravishing a smell.

The old woman exclaims that the wine must have been wonderfully tasty to leave such a pleasant scent behind.

_The old woman's reflection on the wine's quality based on its lingering aroma._

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