Stag

The stag admires the wrong half of himself. He praises his branching antlers and despises his thin legs — until the hunt comes, when the legs nearly save him and the antlers snag in the branches. Vanity fastens on show; usefulness goes unloved. In the thicket he learns which was which, too late. Aesop lets the antlers do the teaching.

1. Nº 102The Stag at the Pool and the Lion→
2. Nº 199The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag→
3. Nº 212The Enraged Lion and the Stag→
4. Nº 247The Fawn and the Stag→