A sick Stag lay down in a quiet corner of his pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living. Aesop Author of the Fable: The Sick Stag Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek or Greek
Lifespan of Aesop - He lived approximately 620 - 560 BC
Life of Aesop - Slave - Author of the book of fables
Famous Works - Aesop's Fable book featuring:
"The Goose With the Golden Eggs", "The Fisher",
"The Sick Stag" and "The Sick Lion"
The Sick Stag Fable
A Free Aesop's Fable with a moral for kids & children
Moral: Evil companions bring more hurt than profit. | 
