# The Wasp and the Snake explained — Aesop's Fables

> Chapter companion for Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

## What happens

A Wasp repeatedly stings a Snake and refuses to let go. Driven mad by pain, the Snake, in desperation, places its head under a wagon wheel, killing both itself and the Wasp.

## Themes in this chapter

### Justice and Consequence

The Snake's desperate act results in both creatures perishing, illustrating the severe consequences of revenge.

### Human Nature and Vice

The Wasp's stubbornness and the Snake's vengeful fury highlight destructive aspects of human nature.

## Character check-ins

### The Wasp

Stings the Snake and clings obstinately, leading to mutual destruction.

### The Snake

Maddened by the Wasp's stings, sacrifices itself to kill the Wasp.

## Key lines

> Kill you I will, even at the cost of my own life

I will destroy you, even if it means my own death.

_The Snake's final declaration of desperate revenge._

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