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FableNº 226

The Wolf and the Dog

A wolf, seeing a very large dog tied up with a collar, asked him, "Who chained you and fed you like this?" "A huntsman," replied the dog. "Ah! May the gods keep that far from any wolf I care for! Better hunger than a heavy collar."

Bondage deprives even simple pleasures of their sweetness.
Moral

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