# The Tunny-Fish and the Dolphin explained — Aesop's Fables

> Chapter companion for Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

## What happens

A Tunny-fish, chased by a Dolphin, flees at great speed but both end up stranded on a sandbank. As they lie gasping, the Tunny finds solace in knowing that his pursuer will share his fate.

## Themes in this chapter

### Justice and Consequence

The Dolphin's pursuit leads to its own downfall, illustrating that the aggressor may share the victim's fate.

## Character check-ins

### The Dolphins

Chases the Tunny-fish but becomes stranded alongside it.

### The Sprat

The Tunny-fish is the protagonist who, though doomed, finds comfort in shared fate.

## Key lines

> I don’t mind having to die now: for I see that he who is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.

The Tunny accepts death because his enemy will die too.

_The Tunny finds grim consolation in mutual destruction._

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