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A Hound, who in the days of his youth and strength had never yielded
to any beast of the forest, encountered in his old age a boar in the
chase. He seized him boldly by the ear, but could not retain his
hold because of the decay of his teeth, so that the boar escaped.
His master, quickly coming up, was very much disappointed, and
fiercely abused the dog. The Hound looked up and said: "It was not
my fault, master; my spirit was as good as ever, but I could not
help mine infirmities. I rather deserve to be praised for what I
have been, than to be blamed for what I am."
Moral of Aesops Fable:
No one should be blamed for his infirmities.
The Old Hound
Fable
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral:
No one should be blamed for his infirmities. |
