A Farmer stopped work to shake Lice out of his shirt. In order to get his work done he eventually just burned the shirt.
Babrius Translation (The Husbandman and The Lice)
A ploughman was half eaten up by lice.
Leaving his plough, he shook his garment twice.
When a third time they bit him shamelessly,
Wishing by all means of them to get free,
Lest cleanliness should loss-of-work require,
He doff’d his clothes, and threw them on the fire.
I would not have him thrice from fire abstain,
Who twice hath lost his wits by woman’s bane.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Ploughman and the Lice
A ploughman was busy in the fields when lice began to bite him. He stopped his work and shook out his clothes—once, then twice—but the lice kept biting. Tired of the itching and wanting peace, he finally took off all his clothes and threw them into the fire to be rid of the pests for good.
Moral
When trouble refuses to leave, bold action may be better than endless patience.
Perry. #471