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<h2>THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG</h2>
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<p>One winter's day, during a severe storm, a Horse, an Ox, and a
Dog came and begged for shelter in the house of a Man. He readily
admitted them, and, as they were cold and wet, he lit a fire for
their comfort: and he put oats before the Horse, and hay before the
Ox, while he fed the Dog with the remains of his own dinner. When
the storm abated, and they were about to depart, they determined to
show their gratitude in the following way. They divided the life of
Man among them, and each endowed one part of it with the qualities
which were peculiarly his own. The Horse took youth, and hence
young men are high-mettled and impatient of restraint; the Ox took
middle age, and accordingly men in middle life are steady and
hard-working; while the Dog took old age, which is the reason why
old men are so often peevish and ill-tempered, and, like dogs,
attached chiefly to those who look to their comfort, while they are
disposed to snap at those who are unfamiliar or distasteful to
them.</p>
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