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A Gentleman, having prepared a great feast, invited a Friend to
supper; and the Gentleman's Dog, meeting the Friend's Dog, "Come,"
said he, "my good fellow, and sup with us to-night." The Dog was
delighted with the invitation, and as he stood by and saw the
preparations for the feast, said to himself: "Capital fare indeed!
this is, in truth, good luck. I shall revel in dainties, and I will
take good care to lay in an ample stock to-night, for I may have
nothing to eat to-morrow." As he said this to himself, he wagged his
tail, and gave a sly look at his friend who had incited him. But his
tail wagging to and fro caught the cook's eye, who, seeing a
stranger, straightway seized him by the legs, and threw him out the
window to the street below. When he reached the ground, he set off
yelping down the street; upon which the neighbors' dogs ran up to
him and asked him how he liked his supper. "In faith," said he, with
a sorry smile, "I hardly know, for we drank so deeply, that I can't
even tell you which way I got out."
Moral of Aesops Fable:
Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are
thrown out by the window.
The Dog Invited to Supper
Fable
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral:
Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are
thrown out by the window. |
