Folk Tale

The Blind Man and the Whelp

Translated From

Ἀνὴρ πηρός

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek
TitleThe Blind Man and the Whelp
Original TitleἈνὴρ πηρός
Original AuthorΑἴσωπος
Original IDtrans-4768.xml
Book AuthorGeorge Fyler Townsend
Chapter Nr.225
Language codeeng

A BLIND MAN was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands. The whelp of a Wolf was brought him, with a request that he would feel it, and say what it was. He felt it, and being in doubt, said: "I do not quite know whether it is the cub of a Fox, or the whelp of a Wolf, but this I know full well. It would not be safe to admit him to the sheepfold." Evil tendencies are shown in early life.


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