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A Dog used to run up quietly to the heels of those he met, and to
bite them without notice. His master sometimes suspended a bell
about his neck, that he might give notice of his presence wherever
he went, and sometimes he fastened a chain about his neck, to which
was attached a heavy clog, so that he could not be so quick at
biting people's heels.
The Dog grew proud of his bell and clog, and went with them all over
the market-place. An old hound said to him: "Why do you make such an
exhibition of yourself? That bell and clog that you carry are not,
believe me, orders of merit, but, on the contrary, marks of
disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill-mannered
dog."
Moral of Aesops Fable:
Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame.
The Mischievous Dog
Fable
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral:
Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame. |
