The Vine And The Goat
Aesop Fable: The Vine And The Goat
A vine was luxuriant in the time of vintage with leaves
and grapes. A Goat, passing by, nibbled its young tendrils
and its leaves. The Vine addressed him and said: "Why do
you thus injure me without a cause, and crop my leaves? Is
there no young grass left? But I shall not have to wait long
for my just revenge; for if you now should crop my leaves,
and cut me down to my root, I shall provide the wine to
pour over you when you are led as a victim to the sacrifice."
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