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 | _ | _ |
| Title | The Two Bald Men |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Duo Calui |
| Original Author | Phaedrus |
| Original ID | trans-7838.xml |
| Book Author | C. Smart |
| Language code | eng |
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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