The Miser
By Aesop
A MISER had a lump of gold which he buried in the ground, coming to look at the spot everyday. One day, he found that it was stolen, and he began to tear his hair and loudly lament. A neighbor, seeing him, said: Pray do not grieve so; bury a stone in the hole, and fancy it is the gold. It will serve you just as well, for when the gold was there, you made no use of it.
Source Book
Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
Translated by unknown
Illustrated by: Harrison Weir, John Tenniel, Ernest Griset, et.al.
Copyright 1881
Published by WM. L. Allison, New York
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