Folk Tale
The Mischievous Dog
Translated From
Κύων κωδωνοφορῶν
| Author | Αἴσωπος |
|---|---|
| Language | Ancient Greek |
Other Translations / Adaptations
| Text title | Language | Author | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| U cani ca shancianeddha | Sicilian | _ | _ |
| Title | The Mischievous Dog |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Κύων κωδωνοφορῶν |
| Original Author | Αἴσωπος |
| Original ID | trans-4557.xml |
| Book Author | George Fyler Townsend |
| Chapter Nr. | 059 |
| Language code | eng |
A DOG used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice. His master suspended a bell about his neck so that the Dog might give notice of his presence wherever he went. Thinking it a mark of distinction, the Dog grew proud of his bell and went tinkling it all over the marketplace. One day an old hound said to him: Why do you make such an exhibition of yourself? That bell that you carry is not, believe me, any order of merit, but on the contrary a mark of disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill mannered dog."
Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.
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