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97.The Donkey and the Horse
A DONKEY asked a horse to spare him a small portion of his feed.
“Yes,” said the horse; “if anything is left over of what I am now eating, I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity. And if you come over when I reach my own stall in the evening, I’ll give you a little sack full of barley.”
The donkey said,
“Thank you. But I can hardly think that you, who refuse me a little matter now, will by and by confer on me a greater benefit.”
❖ The brave man sets out to bring about and even correct his position before he confers food and benefits to others.
❖ Some weak characters can be bought for food, not unlike Jacob’s brother Esau in the Old Testament.
