Aesop's Fables, Part 268 summary
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In The Man Who Lost His Spade, a man suspects his laborers of theft and takes them to town to swear their innocence before gods he considers more capable. An announcement about a theft from the city temple makes him abandon this plan because those gods cannot protect their own property.
What happens
- A Man discovers that his Spade is missing when he comes to work in his vineyard.
- He questions his laborers, but they all deny knowing anything about the missing tool.
- He insists they go to a town temple to swear their innocence, trusting town gods more than country gods.
- At the town gates, they hear a crier offer a reward for information about a theft from the city temple.
- The Man decides to return home because he doubts gods robbed in their own temple can identify his thief.
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What to notice
The Man uses the temple theft to judge the gods' ability. His reasoning reverses his earlier confidence and ends his effort to secure an oath.
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What makes the Man decide to return home?
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