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Æsop's Fables (V. S. Vernon-Jones)/The Three Tradesmen

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THE THREE TRADESMEN

THE citizens of a certain city were debating about the best material to use in the fortifications which were about to be erected for the greater security of the town. A Carpenter got up and advised the use of wood, which he said was readily procurable and easily worked. A Stone-mason objected to wood on the ground that it was so inflammable, and recommended stones instead. Then a Tanner got on his legs and said, “In my opinion there’s nothing like leather.”

Every man for himself.