the lion, the tiger, and the ox

Ox-headed Jesop

 the lion, the tiger, and the ox* 

A lion, a tiger, and an ox agreed to build a house and live together, but they had trouble with the privy, which the lion and the tiger wanted to line with clay pellets while the ox wanted to cover the floor with straw.
     Who have ears, let them hear.
                                                           01.11.22

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Jesop’s Farables (an online reproduction of the 1887 edition with an afterword by me, Ted Riich) is available here.