[Read more…] about The Horse and The StagIf you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. A horse lets a rider mount to chase a stag. The rider keeps the horse.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
A Jackdaw and Pigeons
[Read more…] about A Jackdaw and PigeonsA Jackdaw tries to be two things but fails at both. Too bad.
He that trims between two interests, loses him with both, but is true to neither.
The Monkey and The Dolphin
[Read more…] about The Monkey and The DolphinDolphin saved a Monkey from drowning and gave him a ride to Athens. Dolphin questioned Monkey about Athens and was lied to. Monkey got drowned after all.
Bragging, lying, and pretending, has cost many a man his life and estate.
The Gnat and The Lion
[Read more…] about The Gnat and The LionA Gnat boasted he beat a Lion by stinging his face while the Lion tore his skin trying to get at the Gnat. Later the Gnat got caught in a web and was eaten.
No matter how you brag, you can be undone.
Two Frogs
[Read more…] about Two FrogsOne Frog lived in a pond while another Frog lived by the road. The Pond Frog asked the other to come but the Road Frog said no. Road Frog crushed. Too bad.
A willful man will have his way to his own hurt.
A Boasting Mule
[Read more…] about A Boasting MuleWhen a Mule was happy he thought his parent was a spirited Horse. The next day he was put to work and realized he was only a Mule.
A bragging fool raised up is only ashamed of his father.