Aesop's Fables: Sir Roger L'Estrange (1692)
25. AN ASS, AN APE, AND A MOLE (Perry)
An Ass and an Ape were conferring Grievances. The Ass complain’d mightily
for want of a Horns, and the Ape was as much troubled for want of a Tail.
Hold your Tongues both of ye, says the Mole, and be thankful for what
you have, for the poor Moles are stark blind, and in a worse Condition
than either of ye.
THE MORAL OF THE TWO FABLES ABOVE There’s no Contending with the Orders
and Decrees of Providence. He that made us knows what’s fittest for us;
and every Man’s own Lot (well understood and managed) is undoubtedly the
best.
 L'Estrange originally published his version of the fables in 1692. There is a
very nice illustrated edition in the Children's Classics series by Knopf: Sir
Roger L'Estrange. Aesop
- Fables which is available at amazon.com.
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