Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

Aesop’s Fables: A New Translation

by Aesop

205 of 285 · Contents · Download EPUB

The Crab and the Fox

A Crab once left the sea-shore and went and settled in a meadow some way inland, which looked very nice and green and seemed likely to be a good place to feed in. But a hungry Fox came along and spied the Crab and caught him. Just as he was going to be eaten up, the Crab said, “This is just what I deserve; for I had no business to leave my natural home by the sea and settle here as though I belonged to the land.”

Be content with your lot.

← Back to Aesop’s Fables: A New Translation

Scroll to Top