The Flea And The Ox
Aesop Fable: The Flea And The Ox
A flea thus questioned an Ox: "What ails you, that being
so huge and strong, you submit to the wrongs you receive
from men and slave for them day by day, while I, being so
small a creature, mercilessly feed on their flesh and drink
their blood without stint?"
The Ox replied: "I do not wish to be ungrateful, for I am
loved and well cared for by men, and they often pat my
head and shoulders."
"Woe’s me!" said the flea; "this very patting which you
like, whenever it happens to me, brings with it my inevitable
destruction."
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