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An Ass congratulated a Horse on being so ungrudgingly and carefully
provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough to eat, nor even
that without hard work. But when war broke out, the heavy armed
soldier mounted the Horse, and rushed into the very midst of the
enemy, and the Horse, being wounded, fell dead on the battle-field.
Then the Ass, seeing all these things, changed his mind, and
commiserated the Horse, saying: "How much more fortunate am I than a
charger. I can remain at home in safety while he is exposed to all
the perils of war."
Moral of Aesops Fable:
Be not hasty to envy the condition of others.
The Ass and the Charger
Fable
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral:
Be not hasty to envy the condition of others. |
