Folk Tale

The Camel in the River

Translated From

Κάμηλος ἀφοδεύσασα ἐν ποταμῷ.

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek
AuthorLaura Gibbs
LanguageEnglish
OriginGreece

As the humpbacked camel was crossing a swift-flowing river, she relieved herself. Then, when she saw her excrement floating out in front of her, the camel remarked, 'Oh, this is a bad business indeed: the thing that should have stayed behind has now moved up to the front!'


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