The Camel, when he saw the Bull adorned with horns, envied him and wished that he himself could obtain the same honors. He went to Jupiter, and besought him to give him horns. Jupiter, vexed at his request because he was not satisfied with his size and strength of body, and desired yet more, not only refused to give him horns, but even deprived him of a portion of his ears.
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Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller, believed to have lived around 620–564 BCE, whose fables have endured for over two millennia. His stories typically feature animals whose flaws and desires mirror human nature, each tale building toward a sharp moral lesson. "The Camel and Jupiter" is one of his briefer fables, yet its message about the dangers of envy and ingratitude carries the full weight of his moral tradition.
