Clutching a juicy chunk of steak, a dog
Was gladly homeward bound,
When crossing a small stream upon a log
He saw another bound, —
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Tag: AESOP’S FABLES
The Camel Driver /Foresake the Hard When an Easier Way is Available: Do not let anything turn you from your Destination
“The Desert to the right is bare and bleak,”
A camel driver said.
“And to the left there’s nothing much to seek,
For all is blank and dead.”
The Wolf and The Crane – Aesop’s Fables (when working for a tyrant, feel lucky to escape alive/ expect no reward for serving the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains/ some characters have no sense of obligation)
A huge and hungry wolf called out
With many a tortured howl and shout –
A bone was stuck inside his throat.
“Whatever beast or bird,” he cried,
“May jerk it loose, will be supplied
With a reward of note!”
The Peddler and His Donkey -AESOP’S FABLES (you can fool someone only so many times / the same measures will not suit all circumstances)
A peddler used to make his pack
Of salt-cakes from the sea.
He piled them on his donkey’s back –
As many as could be.
THE LION AND THR DONKEY – AESOP’S FABLES
A frightening donkey foe,
When through the morning solitude
He heard a rooster crow.
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