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A Thief came in the night to break into a house. He brought with him
several slices of meat, that he might pacify the House-dog, so that
he should not alarm his master by barking. As the Thief threw him
the pieces of meat, the Dog said: "If you think to stop my mouth, to
relax my vigilance, or even to gain my regard by these gifts, you
will be greatly mistaken. This sudden kindness at your hands will
only make me more watchful, lest under these unexpected favors to
myself you have some private ends to accomplish for your own
benefit, and for my master's injury. Besides, this is not the time
that I am usually fed, which makes me all the more suspicions of
your intentions."
Moral of Aesops Fable:
He who offers bribes needs watching, for his intentions are not
honest.
The Thief and the House-Dog
Fable
An Aesop's Fable
With the Moral:
He who offers bribes needs watching, for his intentions are not
honest. |
