Once,
Aesop’s master was going on a journey. All the Servants, including Aesop had to
carry sacks on their backs. Aesop selected a sack that contained bread. It was
also the largest and the heaviest sacks. The other Servants laughed at him for
choosing the largest sack.
The
remaining Servants chose sacks, which were not as large or heavy as Aesop’s
sack.
Then
the journey started and all the Servants carried their sacks on their
backs. When they looked at Aesop carrying a heavy sack, they made fun of him.
After some hours, everybody stopped for lunch. Aesop was asked to distribute
bread from his sack. He distributed the bread to all and this lightened his
burden by half.
They
all started walking again. Soon, it was time for supper. Aesop was asked to
distribute the remaining bread to everybody. He did so and this emptied his
sack. For the remainder of the journey, he had nothing but the empty sack to
carry. The other Servants’ loads seemed to get heavier and heavier at each
step. Now they approved of Aesop’s clever decision!
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