Russian Fable
Krylov and his fables
Russian Literature – Children Books – Russian Poetry – Ivan. A. Krylov – Contents
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The Hind And The Dervish
A YOUNG Hind, bereft of her much-loved fawns, and still having her udders full of milk, found two young wolves deserted in a forest, and immediately began to fulfil the sacred duty of a mother towards them, feeding them with her milk. A Dervish, who inhabited the same forest, astonished at this proceeding of hers, cried out—
” Imprudent creature that thou art ! On what kind of animal art thou conferring thy milk? on what art thou wasting thy affections ? Is it possible that thou canst expect gratitude from such as they are ? Or is it that thou dost not know their evil nature ? Some day, perhaps, it will be thy blood that they will drink.”
” It may be so, indeed,” replied the Hind ; ” but I did not think, nor do I wish to think, of that. It is only as a mother that I care to feel just now ; and my milk would have been a burden to me if I had not given suck to these little ones.”
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Thus genuine charity does good without thinking of recompense. To the really benevolent, their abundance would be burdensome if they could not share it with those who are in want.
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