The Lion, The Fox, And The Donkey
Aesop Fable: The Lion, The Fox, And The Donkey
The Lion, the Fox and the Donkey entered into an agreement
to assist each other in the chase. Having secured a large
booty, the Lion on their return from the forest asked the
Donkey to allot his due portion to each of the three partners in
the treaty.
The Donkey carefully divided the spoil into three
equal shares and modestly requested the two others to
make the first choice. The Lion, bursting out into a great
rage, devoured the Donkey. Then he requested the Fox to do
him the favor to make a division. The Fox accumulated all
that they had killed into one large heap and left to himself
the smallest possible morsel.
The Lion said, "Who has taught you, my very excellent
fellow, the art of division? You are perfect to a fraction."
He replied, "I learned it from the Donkey, by witnessing his
fate."
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
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