The Oxen And The Butchers
Aesop Fable: The Oxen And The Butchers
The oxen once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers,
who practiced a trade destructive to their race.
They
assembled on a certain day to carry out their purpose, and
sharpened their horns for the contest.
But one of them
who was exceedingly old (for many a field had he plowed)
thus spoke: "These Butchers, it is true, slaughter us, but
they do so with skillful hands, and with no unnecessary
pain. If we get rid of them, we shall fall into the hands of
unskillful operators, and thus suffer a double death: for
you may be assured, that though all the Butchers should
perish, yet will men never want beef."
Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
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