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FableNº 354

The Pots

An earthen pot and a copper pot were being carried along by the current of a river. The earthen pot said to the copper pot, "Swim far from me, not at my side; for if you touch me, I fly to pieces, even if I come near you without meaning to."

The weak are never safe beside a powerful and grasping neighbour.
Moral

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