There was once a Horse who used to graze in a meadow which he had all to himself.But one day a Stag came into the meadow, and said he had as good a right to feed there as the Horse, and moreover chose all the best places for himself.The Horse, wishing to be revenged upon his unwelcome visitor, went to a man and asked if he would help him to turn out the Stag."Yes," said the man, "I will by all means; but I can only do so if you let me put a bridle in your mouth and mount on your back."The Horse agreed to this, and the two together very soon turned the Stag out of the pasture: but when that was done, the Horse found to his dismay that in the man he had got a master for good.
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THE HORSE AND THE STAG
There was once a Horse who used to graze in a meadow which he had all to himself.But one day a Stag came into the meadow, and said he had as good a right to feed there as the Horse, and moreover chose all the best places for himself.The Horse, wishing to be revenged upon his unwelcome visitor, went to a man and asked if he would help him to turn out the Stag."Yes," said the man, "I will by all means; but I can only do so if you let me put a bridle in your mouth and mount on your back."The Horse agreed to this, and the two together very soon turned the Stag out of the pasture: but when that was done, the Horse found to his dismay that in the man he had got a master for good.
