aesopica.
ENFRESDEITPT
FableNº 189

The Gnat and the Bull

A gnat had settled on a bull's horn. After staying there a long time, as it was about to leave, it asked the bull whether he wanted it to go at last. The bull replied, "When you came, I did not feel you, and when you go, I shall not feel you either."

*The powerless should not mistake their own insignificance for influence.
Moral

Similar fables

  1. Illustration for Aesop’s fable “The Ugly Slave and Aphrodite”Nº 18The Ugly Slave and AphroditeAn ugly, ill-natured slave was loved by her master. With the money he gave her she decked herself in glittering finery and set herself up as a rival…Read the fable →
  2. Illustration for Aesop’s fable “The Man and the Lion Travelling Together”Nº 59The Man and the Lion Travelling TogetherA lion was once travelling with a man. They were vying with each other in boasting, when on the road they came upon a stone slab showing a man…Read the fable →
  3. Illustration for Aesop’s fable “The Mule”Nº 128The MuleA mule that had grown fat on barley began to prance about, saying to herself, "My father is a horse swift in the race, and I take after him in every…Read the fable →
The newsletter

One fable, every Sunday, in your inbox.