The Man Bit by a Dog

10. THE MAN BIT BY A DOG.
A furious Dog had bit a Man,
Who to a wise old woman ran,
Held for her skill in high repute,
And famed for curing man and brute.
The crone prescribed a lump of bread,
Well soaked into the wound that bled,
Which, when the furious dog had eaten,
Would cure the man that he had bitten.
Aesop, who heard the sage advice,
Said, "All the dogs will seek a slice;
Your secret keep as well's you can,
Or every cur will bite a man."
The Mad Dog Bites His Master
Indiscriminate Alms is Not Charity
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