Aesop's Fables by  J. H. Stickney

Jupiter and the Camel

T HE Camel, in days of yore, besought Jupiter to grant him horns, because it was a great grief to him to see other animals furnished with what he had not. Jupiter not only refused him horns but cropped his ears short for his foolish importunity. By asking for what we do not need, we may lose what we already have.


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