Aesop's Fables
TWO
TRAVELERS, worn out by the heat of the
summer's sun, laid themselves down at noon under the widespreading branches of a
Plane-Tree. As they rested under its
shade, one of the Travelers said to the other, "What a singularly
useless tree is the Plane! It bears no
fruit, and is not of the least service to man." The Plane-Tree, interrupting him, said, "You
ungrateful fellows! Do you, while receiving
benefits from me and resting under my shade, dare to describe me as useless, and
unprofitable?' Some men
underrate their best blessings.