Waltey

Prevod

A man who owned a Maltese lapdog and a donkey was always playing with the dog. Whenever he dined out, he would bring it a treat and toss it to the little creature as it came up wagging its tail. The donkey grew jealous and ran up to his master, leaping about and kicking him. Angered, the master ordered his servants to beat the donkey, lead it away, and tie it to the manger.

The fable shows that not everyone is suited by nature to the same things.

Izvirnik

Ἔχων τις κύνα μελιταῖον καὶ ὄνον διετέλει ἀεὶ τῷ κυνὶ προσπαίζων· καὶ δὴ, εἴ ποτε ἔξω δειπνοίη, ἐκόμιζέ τι αὐτῷ, καὶ προσιόντι καὶ σαίνοντι παρέβαλλεν. Ὁ δὲ ὄνος φθονήσας προσέδραμε (τῷ δεσπότῃ) καὶ σκιρτῶν ἐλάκτισεν αὐτόν· καὶ ὁ δεσπότης ἀγανακτήσας ἐκέλευσε παίοντας αὐτὸν ἀγαγεῖν καὶ τῇ φάτνῃ προσδῆσαι.

Ὁ λόγος δηλοῖ, ὅτι οὐ πάντες πρὸς ταὐτὰ πεφύκασινι.

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