Aesop's fables . aninsisted that Theseus was far superior, for his fortunehad been in every way supremely blessed, whereasHercules had at one time been forced to act as a he gained his point, for he was a very glib fellow,like all Athenians ; so that the Theban, who was nomatch for him in talking, cried at last in some disgust, All right, have your way; I only hope that, when ourheroes are angry with us, Athens may suffer from theanger of Hercules, and Thebes only from that ofTheseus. THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT A GOATHERD was one day gathering his flock toreturn to the fold, when on
Aesop's fables . aninsisted that Theseus was far superior, for his fortunehad been in every way supremely blessed, whereasHercules had at one time been forced to act as a he gained his point, for he was a very glib fellow,like all Athenians ; so that the Theban, who was nomatch for him in talking, cried at last in some disgust, All right, have your way; I only hope that, when ourheroes are angry with us, Athens may suffer from theanger of Hercules, and Thebes only from that ofTheseus. THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT A GOATHERD was one day gathering his flock toreturn to the fold, when one of his goats strayedand refused to join the rest. He tried for a long time toget her to return by calling and whistling to her, but theGoat took no notice of him at all; so at last he threw astone at her and broke one of her horns. In dismay,he begged her not to tell his master : but she replied, You silly fellow, my horn would cry aloud even if Iheld my tongue. Its no use trying to hide what cantbe hidden. 166. THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT THE SHEEP AND THE DOG ONCE upon a time the Sheep complained to theshepherd about the difference In his treatment ofthemselves and his Dog. Your conduct, said they, is very strange and, we thmk, very unfair. We provideyou with wool and lambs and milk and you give us nothingbut grass, and even that we have to find for ourselves :but you get nothing at all from the Dog, and yet youfeed him with tlt-blts from your own table. Theirremarks were overheard by the Dog, who spoke up atonce and said, Yes, and quite right, too : where wouldyou be if it wasnt for me ? Thieves would steal you !Wolves would eat you ! Indeed, if I didnt keep con-stant watch over you, you would be too terrified even tograze ! The Sheep were obliged to acknowledge thathe spoke the truth, and never again made a grievance ofthe regard in which he was held by his master. THE SHEPHERD AND THE WOLF A SHEPHERD found a Wolfs Cub straying in the?^^*- pastures, and took him home and re
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