tahna’resdul
Fable Six
The Wounded Netch
wounded Netch lay himself down in a quiet corner of his feeding-ground.
²His healthy companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, yet each one helped himself to a share of the fodder which had been placed there for his use;
³so that the poor Netch died, not from his wounds, but from the greed and carelessness of his erstwhile friends.
⁴And so it is clear that thoughtless companions may bring more harm than help.