Aesop's Fables: Townsend (1867)
195. The Prophet (Perry 161)
A WIZARD, sitting in the marketplace, was telling the fortunes of the
passers-by when a person ran up in great haste, and announced to him that
the doors of his house had been broken open and that all his goods were
being stolen. He sighed heavily and hastened away as fast as he could
run. A neighbor saw him running and said, 'Oh! you fellow there! you say
you can foretell the fortunes of others; how is it you did not foresee
your own?'
George Fyler Townsend's translation of the fables, first published in 1867, is
in the public domain and can be found at many websites, including Project
Gutenberg.
Illustrations come from: Aesop's Fables, by George Fyler Townsend, with
illustrations by Harrison Weir, 1867, at Google
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