Farmer and Snake · Wolf and Lamb

Author: (Greece) Aesop Original Strawberry Studio Illustrated
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
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"The Farmer and the Snake": The farmer found a frozen snake in the winter and felt sorry for it. He picked it up and held it in his arms. When the snake warmed up, it reverted to its nature and bit the farmer. As the farmer was dying, he said, "I should have died for being so kind to the wicked." This story illustrates that evil people will not change, even if others are very kind to them.
"The Wolf and the Lamb": The wolf saw a little lamb drinking water in the river and wanted to use a clever excuse to eat it. So he stood upstream and blamed the lamb, saying it had muddied the water and prevented him from drinking. The lamb replied that he was drinking right next to the river and, standing downstream, couldn't have muddied the water above. The wolf couldn't find this excuse, so he said, "But you cursed my father last year." The lamb said, "I wasn't even born then." The wolf said to him, "Even if you argue well, I won't let you go." This story shows that for those who are determined to do injustice, reasonable arguments are useless.