The Ailing Donkey, the Wolves and the Dogs. The donkey was sick and the rumor was that he was going to die soon, so the wolves and the dogs came to pay him a visit. They asked the donkey's son how his father was doing and, opening the door just a crack, he answered, "Better than you would hope."
Asinus Aegrotans, Lupi et Canes. Asinus aegrotabat famaque exierat eum cito moriturum. Ad eum igitur visendum cum Lupi Canesque venissent peterentque a filio quomodo pater eius se haberet, ille per ostii rimulam respondit, "Melius quam velletis."
Notes. This is Abstemius 64. I like the way this story shows the son of the sick donkey acting wisely in not opening the door wide when there are wolves on the other side! It reminds me of the wise little kid who won't open the door to the wolf, Perry 572.
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