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Aesop's Fables, translated by Laura Gibbs (2002)

160. THE TUNA FISH AND THE DOLPHIN
Perry 113 (Chambry 132 *)

A tuna fish who was being chased by a dolphin was splashing madly through the water. Just when the dolphin was about to catch him, the tuna fish heaved himself forward with a great effort and landed on an island. Matching his effort, the dolphin ran aground beside him. The tuna fish then turned to look at the gasping dolphin and said, 'I do not grieve over my own death, so long as I am able to see that the one to blame is dying together with me!'
The fable shows that people readily undergo a disaster when they can witness the destruction of those who are to blame.


Source: Aesop's Fables. A new translation by Laura Gibbs. Oxford University Press (World's Classics): Oxford, 2002.
NOTE: New cover, with new ISBN, published in 2008; contents of book unchanged.