Folk Tale

The Goat and the Ass

Translated From

Αἶξ καὶ ὄνος

AuthorΑἴσωπος
LanguageAncient Greek

Other Translations / Adaptations

Text titleLanguageAuthorPublication Date
A crapa e u sceccuSicilian__
AuthorGeorge Fyler Townsend
Book TitleAesop's Fables
Publication Date1867
LanguageEnglish
OriginGreece

A MAN once kept a Goat and an Ass. The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest. The Ass listened to his words, and falling into a ditch, was very much bruised. His master, sending for a leech, asked his advice. He bade him pour upon the wounds the lungs of a Goat. They at once killed the Goat, and so healed the Ass.


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