Aesop's Fables (English translation)
by George Fyler Townsend | 1887 | 41,611 words
The collection known as “Aesop’s Fables” from the 6th century BCE, is attributed to Aesop, an ancient Greek storyteller. They represent short stories that use animals to convey moral lessons and were initially passed down through oral tradition. These fables aim to impart ethical guidance and practical wisdom and, unlike tales or parables, uniquely...
The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
[Full title: The story of the Oxen and the Axle-Trees]
A HEAVY WAGON was being dragged along a country lane by a team of Oxen. The Axle-trees groaned and creaked terribly; whereupon the Oxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: "Hullo there! why do you make so much noise? We bear all the labor, and we, not you, ought to cry out."
Those who suffer most cry out the least.
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