Fable #957

previous | next

An old Toad once informed all his neighbors that he was a learned doctor. He was not getting rich fast enough. Look, said one, a great ship rides in from distant lands, bearing rich treasures! The sun was sinking. The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But this only brought out the whole swarm. When you are up there it is the roof that's talking, not you.

Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit.