An Ox and Ass finish plowing. The Ass ends up carrying the tools home.
Babrius Translation (The Ox and The Ass)
With a she-ass, best shift his means allow’d,
A tiller yoked his only ox, and plough’d.
When these he was preparing to unyoke,
Their work being over, thus the ass bespoke
The ox: “Who carries home the old man’s gear?”
“The beast whose wont it is,” said he, “’tis clear.”
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Ox and the She-Ass
A farmer yoked his only ox with a she-ass to plow the fields, for he had no better team. After a long day of work, as the farmer came to unyoke them, the she-ass said to the ox:
“Who will carry all the farmer’s tools home?”
The ox replied, “The one who usually does, you.”
Moral
He who avoids one burden may still bear another.
Perry. #292