The Shipwrecked Man And The Sea
A shipwrecked man, having been cast upon a certain shore, slept after
his buffetings with the deep. After a while he awoke, and looking
upon the Sea, loaded it with reproaches. He argued that it enticed
men with the calmness of its looks, but when it had induced them to
plow its waters, it grew rough and destroyed them. The Sea, assuming
the form of a woman, replied to him: "Blame not me, my good sir, but
the winds, for I am by my own nature as calm and firm even as this
earth; but the winds suddenly falling on me create these waves, and
lash me into fury."
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