The Hunter and the Horseman

A CERTAIN HUNTER, having snared a hare, placed it upon his shoulders

and set out homewards. On his way he met a man on horseback who begged

the hare of him, under the pretense of purchasing it. However, when the

Horseman got the hare, he rode off as fast as he could. The Hunter ran

after him, as if he was sure of overtaking him, but the Horseman

increased more and more the distance between them. The Hunter, sorely

against his will, called out to him and said, “Get along with you! for

I will now make you a present of the hare.”

Three hundred Aesop’s fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend · 第 317 / 325 题