Folk Tale
The Wild Boar and the Fox
Translated From
Σῦς ἄγριος καὶ ἀλώπηξ
| Author | Αἴσωπος |
|---|---|
| Language | Ancient Greek |
Other Translations / Adaptations
| Text title | Language | Author | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Het wilde zwijn en de vos | Dutch | _ | _ |
| Title | The Wild Boar and the Fox |
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| Original Title | Σῦς ἄγριος καὶ ἀλώπηξ |
| Original Author | Αἴσωπος |
| Original ID | trans-4714.xml |
| Book Author | George Fyler Townsend |
| Chapter Nr. | 130 |
| Language code | eng |
A WILD BOAR stood under a tree and rubbed his tusks against the trunk. A Fox passing by asked him why he thus sharpened his teeth when there was no danger threatening from either huntsman or hound. He replied, "I do it advisedly; for it would never do to have to sharpen my weapons just at the time I ought to be using them."
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