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The Master's Eye

A stag having fled into an oxen stable At first was warned by them To seek better shelter elsewhere. 'Brothers,'wow gold said he to them, 'do not betray me: And I shall tell you of the best pastures; This service could be of useful to you someday, And you will have no regrets.' The oxen thereupon agreed to keep his secret. He hid in a corner sighs, and gathers his courage. That evening fresh grass and fodder is brought in, As was done everyday.wow gold The servants come and go a hundred times. So did the overseer and no one by chance Saw neither body, nor antlers, Nor stag even. The forests dweller Already grateful to the oxen, waits in the stable For everyone to return to *Ceres' work, So that he could slip out at a favorable moment. One of the oxen, chewing his cud, told him: 'All's well; But wait! Hundred-Eyes hasn't yet made his rounds: I fear for you when he arrives.wow gold Till then, poor stag, do not brag.' Thereupon the Master enters and makes his round. 'What is this?' he scolded his servants.wow gold 'I find mighty little grass in these racks. This litter is old: go up quickly to the lofts.wow gold From now on I want to see your cattle better cared for. What trouble is it to remove all these spiders? Do we not know how to put away these yokes and collars?' While looking all around, he notices a head Besides the ones he usually saw there. The stag is found out; each takes a pitchfork And each in turn jabs the beast.wow gold His tears could not save him from death, He is taken away, salted and made into many a meal, Enjoyed by many happy neighbors.wow gold *Phèdre on this subject declared elegantly: To see everything, the Master's Eye is best of all, As for me, I would add, so is the Lover's Eye.wow gold *Cérès. Myth. Roman Goddess of harvests, identified as Déméter. *Phedre. in Latin. Caius Julius Phraedrus or Phaeder, writer of Fables in Latin (15 BC. J.-C.- 50 AD) author of Fables imitating Aesop.