The Hart And The Vine
Aesop Fable: The Hart And The Vine
A hart, hard pressed in the chase, hid himself beneath the
large leaves of a Vine. The huntsmen, in their haste, overshot
the place of his concealment. Supposing all danger to
have passed, the Hart began to nibble the tendrils of the
Vine. One of the huntsmen, attracted by the rustling of the
leaves, looked back, and seeing the Hart, shot an arrow
from his bow and struck it.
The Hart, at the point of death,
groaned: "I am rightly served, for I should not have maltreated
the Vine that saved me."
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