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316.The Travellers and the Plane-Tree
TWO TRAVELERS, worn out by the heat of the summer’s sun, laid themselves down at noon under the wide-spreading branches of a plane-tree. As they rested under its shade, one of the travelers said to the other,
“What a singularly useless tree is the plane! It bears no fruit, and is not of the least service to man.”
The plane-tree, interrupting him, said,
“You! ungrateful fellows! Do you, while receiving benefits from me and resting under my shade, dare to describe me as useless, and unprofitable?”
❖ Some men underrate their best blessings.