There was once an Ass whose Master also owned a Lap Dog. This Dog
was a favorite and received many a pat and kind word from his
Master, as well as choice bits from his plate. Every day the Dog
would run to meet the Master, frisking playfully about and
leaping up to lick his hands and face.
All this the Ass saw with much discontent. Though he was well
fed, he had much work to do; besides, the Master hardly ever took
any notice of him.
Now the jealous Ass got it into his silly head that all he had to
do to win his Master’s favor was to act like the Dog. So one day
he left his stable and clattered eagerly into the house.
Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his
heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table,
upsetting it as he did so. Then he planted his forefeet on his
Master’s knees and rolled out his tongue to lick the Master’s
face, as he had seen the Dog do. But his weight upset the chair,
and Ass and man rolled over together in the pile of broken dishes
from the table.
The Master was much alarmed at the strange behavior of the Ass,
and calling for help, soon attracted the attention of the
servants. When they saw the danger the Master was in from the
clumsy beast, they set upon the Ass and drove him with kicks and
blows back to the stable. There they left him to mourn the
foolishness that had brought him nothing but a sound beating.
Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and
impertinent in another.
Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to
your own nature and character.
Discussion
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Re: Historical remarks via lowercase post
Those are such splendidly Italian faces and smiles. Also a splendidly seditious one, and no, i'm not so insecure of my manhood that i won't add that I do see why you had to beat the ragazzas off with a stale baguette. Sigh. Everything is summed up in that photo. We have all been there and the scent of those days still wafts thru when least expected.
By chris holmes on 27 May 2007 · 10:21
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You make me miss it, and some of my friends there, all over again. It becomes rather clinical when doing layout, editing, XHTML grammar, etc.
Time to go somewhere, I think. Past time.
By A is A on 28 May 2007 · 00:39
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The one in sweats looks like a girl.
By William Shakesweasel on 28 May 2007 · 13:46
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a) sure, since you don’t know what girls look like.
b) yeah, just like “Sleepaway Camp.”
By A is A on 28 May 2007 · 14:44
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You do have that sort of Kristy McN. thing.
By William Shakesweasel on 28 May 2007 · 20:35