A man had a horse and an ass. One day, when they were on the road, the ass said to the horse along the way, "Take part of my load, if you care about my life." The horse turned a deaf ear, and the ass fell, worn out with fatigue, and died. Then the master loaded everything onto the horse, even the ass's hide. And the horse said with a sigh, "Ah, how unlucky I am! What has befallen me, alas! For refusing to take on a light burden, here I am carrying everything, and the hide besides."
If the great make common cause with the small, both alike will secure their lives.Moral
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