Two Wives

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Aesop's Fables: The Man and His Two Wives

In the old days, when men were allowed to have many , a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was ; each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself.

Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young did not like, as it made him look too old for her . So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the older Wife saw her husband growing grey with great , for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon found himself entirely .

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to .

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