ONE very hot day a Traveler
hired an Ass,
with his driver, to carry
some merchandise
to a distant place.
The way lay across a sandy plain,
and the
day being intensely hot, the Traveler called
upon the driver to stop for rest. To
escape
from the direct heat of the sun, which
was
shining in all its strength, the Traveler
pro-
ceeded to sit down in the shadow of the Ass.
But a violent dispute arose, for the shadow
was sufficient for but one, and the driver, a
lusty fellow, rudely pushed the Traveler one
side, claiming the spot for himself, saying,----
"When you hired this Ass of me,
you said
nothing about the shadow. If now you
want
that, too, you must pay for it."
And in disputing about the shadow they lost
the substance, for the Ass ran away.
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