Folk Tale

The Boy Hunting Locusts

Translated From

Παῖς ἀκρίδας θηρεύων καὶ σκορπίος

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek
TitleThe Boy Hunting Locusts
Original TitleΠαῖς ἀκρίδας θηρεύων καὶ σκορπίος
Original AuthorΑἴσωπος
Original IDtrans-4676.xml
Book AuthorGeorge Fyler Townsend
Chapter Nr.007
Language codeeng

A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting, said: If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!"

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