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themselves down at noon under the widespreading branches of a | themselves down at noon under the widespreading branches of a | ||
Plane-Tree. As they rested under its shade, one of the Travelers | Plane-Tree. As they rested under its shade, one of the Travelers | ||
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Plane-Tree, interrupting him, said, "You ungrateful fellows! Do | Plane-Tree, interrupting him, said, "You ungrateful fellows! Do | ||
you, while receiving benefits from me and resting under my shade, | you, while receiving benefits from me and resting under my shade, | ||
| − | dare to describe me as useless, and unprofitable?' | + | dare to describe me as useless, and unprofitable?'<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/aesop11h.htm Aesop's Fables], translated by George Fyler Townsend Project Gutenberg eText</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:59, April 1, 2007
An example of one of Æsop's fables
Two travellers, worn out by the heat of the summer's sun, laid themselves down at noon under the widespreading branches of a Plane-Tree. As they rested under its shade, one of the Travelers said to the other, "What a singularly useless tree is the Plane! It bears no fruit, and is not of the least service to man." The Plane-Tree, interrupting him, said, "You ungrateful fellows! Do you, while receiving benefits from me and resting under my shade, dare to describe me as useless, and unprofitable?'[1]
Notes and references
- ↑ Aesop's Fables, translated by George Fyler Townsend Project Gutenberg eText