Aesop's Fables
TWO
MULES well-laden with packs were
trudging along. One carried
panniers filled with money, the other sacks weighted with
grain. The Mule carrying the
treasure walked with head erect, as if
conscious of the value of his burden, and tossed up and down the
clear-toned bells fastened to his neck. His
companion followed with quiet and easy step. All of a sudden
Robbers rushed upon them from their
hiding-places, and in the scuffle with their owners,
wounded with a sword the
Mule carrying the treasure, which they greedily seized while taking no notice of the grain. The Mule which had been robbed and wounded
bewailed his
misfortunes. The other replied, "I am indeed glad that I was thought so little of, for I have lost nothing, nor am I hurt with any wound."