In the old days, when men were allowed to have many
wives, a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and
one that was young; each loved him very much, and
desired to see him like herself. Now the Man’s hair was
turning grey, which the young Wife did not like, as it
made him look too old for her husband. So every night
she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones.
But the elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with
great pleasure, 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 black ones as she could. The
consequence was the Man soon found himself entirely
bald.
Moral Lesson: Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.
―
Aesop
