The Man And The Satyr
Aesop Fable: The Man And The Satyr
A man and a Satyr once drank together in token of a bond
of alliance being formed between them. One very cold wintry
day, as they talked, the Man put his fingers to his mouth
and blew on them.
When the Satyr asked the reason for
this, he told him that he did it to warm his hands because
they were so cold. Later on in the day they sat down to
eat, and the food prepared was quite scalding.
The Man
raised one of the dishes a little towards his mouth and
blew in it. When the Satyr again inquired the reason, he
said that he did it to cool the meat, which was too hot. "I
can no longer consider you as a friend," said the Satyr, "a
fellow who with the same breath blows hot and cold."
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