There was a large over-grown Pike that had the Fortune to be carry'd out to Sea by a strong Curent, and had there the Vanity to value himself above all the Fish in the Ocean. We'll refer that (says a Sturgeon) to the Judgment of the Market, and see which of the Two yields the better Price.
Every Man has his Province assign'd him, and none but a Mad-Man will pretend to impose; and to give Laws where he has nothing to do.Source:
L'Estrange 251.
Click here for a
SLIDESHOW of all the images from
Croxall's Aesop.
(not in Mille, but compare M0596) Perry584
No comments:
Post a Comment