An ass, belonging to an
herb-seller who gave him too little food and too much work made a
petition to Jupiter to be released from his present service and
provided with another master. Jupiter, after warning him that he
would repent his request, caused him to be sold to a tile-maker.
Shortly afterwards, finding that he had heavier loads to carry and
harder work in the brick-field, he petitioned for another change of
master. Jupiter, telling him that it would be the last time that he
could grant his request, ordained that he be sold to a tanner. The
Ass found that he had fallen into worse hands, and noting his
master's occupation, said, groaning: "It would have been better for
me to have been either starved by the one, or to have been
overworked by the other of my former masters, than to have been
bought by my present owner, who will even after I am dead tan my
hide, and make me useful to him."
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He dat finds discontentment in 1 place is not likely 2 find
happiness in another.....
But oni an idiot proceeds in a direction dat contradicts his
ambitions...
