FableNº 320

The River and the Hide

A river, catching sight of an ox-hide it was carrying along in its waters, asked it its name. "My name is Hard," it replied. Then, driving its current onto it, the river said, "Look for another name; for I'll soon have made you soft."

Often the bold and the proud are laid low by the misfortunes of life.

Moral

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