

The Man and the Satyr.A Man and a Satyr once formed a bond of alliance. One very cold wintryday, as they talked together, the Man put his fingers to his mouth andblew on them. On the Satyr inquiring the reason, he told him that he didit to warm his hands. Later on in the day they sat down to eat, the foodprepared being quite scalding. The Man raised one of his dishes towardshis mouth and blew in it. On the Satyr again inquiring the reason, hesaid that he did it to cool the meat. "I can no longer consider you asa friend," said the Satyr; "a fellow who with the same breath blows hotand cold I could never trust." A man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. From Aesop's Fables |