Folk Tale
The Two Bald Men
Translated From
Duo Calui
| Author | Phaedrus | 
|---|---|
| Book Title | Fabulae Aesopiae | 
| Publication Date | 41 | 
| Language | Latin | 
Other Translations / Adaptations
| Text title | Language | Author | Publication Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Les deux Chauves. | French | _ | _ | 
| Author | C. Smart | 
|---|---|
| Book Title | The Fables of Phaedrus | 
| Publication Date | 1887 | 
| Language | English | 
| Origin | Italy | 
As on his way a Bald-pate went, He found a comb by accident; Another, with a head as bare, Pursued, and hollow'd for a share. The first produced the prize, and cried, " Good Providence was on our side; But by the strange caprice of Fate, We 're to no purpose fortunate; And, as the proverb says, have found A hobnail, for a hundred pound." They by this tale may be relieved Whose sanguine hopes have been deceived.
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