Character Index | Proverb Index

The Kid and The Wolf

A Kid was perched on the top of a house. Looking down saw a Wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to taunt his enemy. "Murderer and thief," he cried, "what do you here near honest folks' houses? "Curse away, my young friend," said the Wolf. "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."

Townsend version

A kid standing on the roof of a house, out of harm's way, saw a Wolf passing by and immediately began to taunt and revile him. The Wolf, looking up, said, "Sirrah! I hear thee: yet it is not thou who mockest me, but the roof on which thou art standing."

Moral

Time and place often give the advantage to the weak over the strong.

Character Index | Proverb Index

Comments? Please use the contact page form.
Copyright © 2002 Tom Simondi, All Rights Reserved