Fables Chapter 6 - The Penitent
The Robert Louis Stevenson Library
October 15, 2026
In which a brief encounter between a man and a sorrowful lad unfolds, revealing the lad’s shifting woes that move from spiritual regret to earthly hunger. The narrative gently examines the interplay between penitence and poverty with a quietly ironic touch.
Speakers Robert Louis Stevenson
TopicsFiction
Robert Louis Stevenson (0:00)
Section 6 of Fables by Robert Louis Stevenson The Slibbervox Recordings in the Public Domain Read by Ben Tucker THE PENITENT A man met a lad weeping. What do you weep for? he asked. I am weeping for my sins, said the lad. You must have little to do, said the man. The next day they met again. Once more the lad was weeping.
Why do you weep now? asked the man. I am weeping because I have nothing to eat, said the lad. I thought it would come to that, said the man. End of Section 6, The Penitent
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