A FABLE.
2. The Dog in the Manger.
A dog wa s lying in a stable, on a heap of new hay in the manger. While he was lying there, an ox came up to the stable door, and looked in; the ox was very hungry, there was no grass near the place: so he put his bead in, and tried to oat a little of the hav ot which there was a great deal all about the dog. Ihe (j 0 g however jump.-.! up, aiK i bc .^ u lo snarl at the ox, and to bile and snap in linn. He would noi let hi,,, have a bit. The ox 'ooked at the dog, and said to him: "You araasHlashheasi; you cannot eat the hay yoursell, and yet you gradge it lo those who cau, Moral. There are many men, women, and children who behave like this'dog.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume III, Issue 3, 31 March 1857, Page 13
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149A FABLE. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume III, Issue 3, 31 March 1857, Page 13
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