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Fable · Story

The Bald Knight

Aesop (George Fyler Townsend translation)Ancient Greek fable tradition · Townsend translationStory
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A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. A sudden puff of wind blew off his hat and wig, at which a loud laugh rang forth from his companions. He pulled up his horse, and with great glee joined in the joke by saying, “What a marvel it is that hairs which are not mine should fly from me, when they have forsaken even the man on whose head they grew.”