The Image Of Mercury And The Carpenter
Aesop Fable: The Image Of Mercury And The Carpenter
A very poor man, a Carpenter by trade, had a wooden
image of Mercury, before which he made offerings day by
day, and begged the idol to make him rich, but in spite of
his entreaties he became poorer and poorer.
At last, being
very angry, he took his image down from its pedestal and
dashed it against the wall. When its head was knocked off,
out came a stream of gold, which the Carpenter quickly
picked up and said, "Well, I think thou art altogether contradictory
and unreasonable; for when I paid you honor, I
reaped no benefits: but now that I maltreat you I am loaded
with an abundance of riches."
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