A Stake claims innocence in breaking apart a Wall.
Chambry (A Wall and a Stake)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
A wall, being torn apart violently by a stake, cried out: “Why are you tearing me apart when I have done you no wrong?”
And the stake said: “It is not I who am responsible for this, but the one behind me striking me forcefully.”
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Wall and the Stake
A sturdy wall complained bitterly to a sharp stake that was driven into it, crying out in pain. The stake calmly replied, “I am not your enemy. The real harm comes from the hammer behind me.”
Moral
Sometimes the tool is blamed, but the true cause lies with the hand that wields it.
Perry. #270