The Horse and the Loaded Ass

100. THE HORSE AND LOADED ASS.
The laden Ass implord the Horse woud bear,
Of her unconsionable load a share,
Which he disdaining, the poore Asse falls dead,
Then on the scorners back the place the load.
Morall
They who do men contemn whom griefs oppress,
Will in like circumstance find like Success. [more info]

The Horse and the Loaded Ass

THE HORSE AND THE LOADED ASS. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Horse and the Loaded Ass

139. THE HORSE AND THE LOADED ASS. A Man who kept a Horse and an Ass was wont in his journeys to spare the Horse, and put all the burden upon the Ass’s back. The Ass, who had been some while ailing, besought the Horse one day to relieve him of part of his load; “For if,” said he, “you would take a fair portion, I shall soon get well again; but if you refuse to help me, this weight will kill me.” The Horse, however, bade the Ass get on, and not trouble him with his complaints.
The Ass jogged on in silence, but presently, overcome with the weight of his burden, dropped down dead, as he had foretold. Upon this, the master coming up, unloosed the load from the dead Ass, and putting it upon the Horse’s back, made him carry the Ass’s carcase in addition.
“Alas, for my ill nature!” said the Horse; “by refusing to bear my just portion of the load, I have now to carry the whole of it, with a dead weight into the bargain.”
A disobliging temper carries its own punishment along with it. [more info]

The Horse and the Donkey

121. THE HORSE AND THE DONKEY. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Horse and the Loaded Ass

164. THE HORSE AND THE LOADED ASS. An idle horse, and an ass labouring under a heavy burden, were travelling the road together; they both belonged to a country fellow, who trudged it on foot by them. The ass, ready to faint under his heavy load, entreated the horse to assist him, and lighten his burden by taking some of it upon his back. The horse was ill-natured, and refused to do it; upon which the poor ass tumbled down in the midst of the highway, and expired in an instant.
The countryman ungirthed his pack-saddle, and tried several ways to relieve him, but all to no purpose: which, when he perceived, he took the whole burden and laid it upon the horse, together with the skin of the dead ass; so that the horse by his moroseness in refusing to do a small kindness, justly brought upon himself a greater inconvenience. [more info]

The Horse and the Loaded Ass

100. THE HORSE AND THE LOADED ASS. An idle horse, and an ass labouring under a heavy burden, were travelling the road together; they both belonged to a country fellow, who trudged it on foot by them. The ass, ready to faint under his heavy load, entreated the horse to assist him, and lighten his burden by taking some of it upon his back. The horse was ill-natured, and refused to do it; upon which the poor ass tumbled down in the midst of the highway, and expired in an instant.
The countryman ungirthed his pack-saddle, and tried several ways to relieve him, but all to no purpose: which, when he perceived, he took the whole burden and laid it upon the horse, together with the skin of the dead ass; so that the horse by his moroseness in refusing to do a small kindness, justly brought upon himself a greater inconvenience. [more info]

The Horse and the Ass

06.16: THE HORSE AND THE ASS.
In such a world, all men, of every grade,
Should each the other kindly aid;
For, if beneath misfortune's goad
A neighbour falls, on you will fall his load.
There jogg'd in company an ass and horse;
Nought but his harness did the last endorse;
The other bore a load that crush'd him down,
And begg'd the horse a little help to give,
Or otherwise he could not reach the town.
'This prayer,' said he, 'is civil, I believe;
One half this burden you would scarcely feel.'
The horse refused, flung up a scornful heel,
And saw his comrade die beneath the weight:—
And saw his wrong too late;
For on his own proud back
They put the ass's pack,
And over that, beside,
They put the ass's hide.
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The Horse and the Ass

65. THE HORSE AND THE ASS.
Overladen the Ass was. The Horse
Wouldn't help, but had time for remorse
When the Ass lay dead there;
For he then had to bear
Both the load of the Ass and his corpse.
GRUDGE NOT HELP
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