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Aesop's Fables: Townsend (1867)270. The Ass and the Horse (Perry 571) AN ASS besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed. 'Yes,' said the Horse; 'if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley.' The Ass replied, 'Thank you. But I can't think that you, who refuse me a little matter now. will by and by confer on me a greater benefit.' George Fyler Townsend's translation of the fables, first published in 1867, is in the public domain and can be found at many websites, including Project Gutenberg. Illustrations come from: Aesop's Fables, by George Fyler Townsend, with illustrations by Harrison Weir, 1867, at Google Books. |
