Aesop | Greece
The Two Dogs
Hunting Dog confronts rewarded Guard Dog, who blames their master for not training him to work for sustenance.
Once, there was a man who had two dogs: a Hunting Dog and a Guard Dog. The Hunting Dog went with the man on hunting trips, while the Guard Dog stayed home to protect the house. When the man came back from hunting, he always gave the Guard Dog some of the food he had caught.
This made the Hunting Dog upset. He thought it wasn’t fair that he worked hard on the hunts, but the Guard Dog got to enjoy the rewards without doing any work. The Hunting Dog told the Guard Dog that he felt this was unfair.
The Guard Dog replied that it wasn’t his fault. He said it was their master's decision. The master hadn’t trained him to work for his food, so he only did the job he was given.
