Thinks the Ass, and with jealousy frets,
So he climbs Master's knees,
Hoping dog-like to please,
And a drubbing is all that he gets.
ASSES MUST NOT EXPECT TO BE FONDLED.
Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 60.
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