The Brother And The Sister
Aesop Fable: The Brother And The Sister
A father had one son and one daughter, the former remarkable
for his good looks, the latter for her extraordinary
ugliness.
While they were playing one day as children,
they happened by chance to look together into a
mirror that was placed on their mother’s chair.
The boy congratulated
himself on his good looks; the girl grew angry,
and could not bear the self-praises of her Brother, interpreting
all he said (and how could she do otherwise?) into
reflection on herself. She ran off to her father, to be avenged
on her Brother, and spitefully accused him of having, as a
boy, made use of that which belonged only to girls.
The
father embraced them both, and bestowing his kisses and
affection impartially on each, said, "I wish you both would
look into the mirror every day: you, my son, that you may
not spoil your beauty by evil conduct; and you, my daughter,
that you may make up for your lack of beauty by your
virtues."
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