AN ASS besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed.
“Yes,” said the Horse; “if any remains out of what I am now eating I
will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you
will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a
little sack full of barley.” The Ass replied, “Thank you. But I can’t
think that you, who refuse me a little matter now, will by and by
confer on me a greater benefit.”