379. Canes et Agricola Penuria Laborans. Agricola, cum in ruri hiemasset multos dies, coepit tandem penuria laborare rerum necessariarum; oves interfecit, deinde et capellas, postremo quoque mactat boves, ut habeat quo sustentet corpusculum pene exhaustum inedia. Canes, id videntes, constituunt salutem quaerere fuga; etenim sese diutius non victuros, quando herus non pepercit bobus quidem, quorum opera utebatur in opere rustico faciendo.
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M0379 = Perry052. Source: Clarke 41 (word order adapted). This is Perry 52. Compare the fable about the man who invites the animals in during winter, #380.
