Aesop's Fables

The Camel and
the Arab

An Arab Camel-driver having completed the lading of his Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down hill.

The poor beast replied, not without a touch of reason: "Why do you ask me? Is it that the level way through the desert is closed?"

Moral of Aesop's Fable:

"Do not ask obvious questions"

Aesop Author of the Fable: The Camel and the Arab

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 Camel and the Arab" and "The Sick Lion"

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