Once when some oxen went to their manger to eat hay they found a small
dog in it. The dog growled and snapped at the oxen and would not let
them come near the hay. The stableman saw it all. “Get out of there, you
selfish cur!” he cried to the dog. “You cannot eat the hay yourself and
you will not let those who can.” He seized a whip and the dog was glad to
run yelping away.
—From ÆSOP