Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Mole and his Mother

by attr. Æsop

 

THE MOLE AND HIS MOTHER.

A Mole, a creature blind from its birth, once said to his mother: "I am sure that I can see, mother!" In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, "What is it?" The young Mole said, "It is a pebble." His mother exclaimed: "My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell."

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