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| Aesop |
Æsop. (Sixth century B.C.) Fables.
An old woman once found a wine jar, but it was empty. She sniffed at the mouth of the jar and said: "What memories cling 'round the instruments of our pleasure."
Editor's Note: Other
fables are included in today's reading as indicated by the prompts in
Eliot's original reading guide.
The Two Pots
TWO Pots had been left
on the bank of a river, one of brass, and one of earthenware. When
the tide rose they both floated off down the stream. Now the
earthenware pot tried its best to keep aloof from the brass one,
which cried out: “For nothing, friend, I will not strike you.”
“But I may come in
contact with you,” said the other, “if I come too close; and
whether I hit you, or you hit me, I shall suffer for it.”
“THE STRONG AND THE
WEAK CANNOT KEEP COMPANY.”
