A Statesman heard some Labourers singing at their work, and wishing to be happy too, asked them what made them so.
"Honesty," replied the Labourers.
So the Statesman resolved that he too would be honest, and the result was that he died of want.
Poetósfera › La Prosa Breve › Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
inglés
A Statesman heard some Labourers singing at their work, and wishing to be happy too, asked them what made them so.
"Honesty," replied the Labourers.
So the Statesman resolved that he too would be honest, and the result was that he died of want.
← The Ashes of Madame BlavatskyThe Ass and the Lion's Skin →
the-ass-and-the-grasshoppers--bierceLas obras de dominio público se reproducen íntegras, con atribución y en la ortografía de su impreso. No pedimos datos personales para avisar de una errata; para otra cosa, escríbenos desde Sobre la casa.