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Friday, February 1, 2008

The Farmer & the Viper – Aesop Fable #440


A farmer picked up a viper that was half-dead from the cold. When the farmer had warmed the snake, the viper uncoiled and grabbed hold of the man’s hand with a fatal bite. As he was dying, the farmer spoke some words that are well worth remembering: “Well, I got what I deserve for having shown kindness to a scoundrel!”

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