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M0765 (not in Perry). Source: Desbillons 11.11 (adapted into prose). This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Desbillons cites Alberti as his source. For other fables about storms and the sea, see #845 or #928.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Image: Remi et Clavus
765. Remi et Clavus. Remi quondam clavum increpare coeperant; dictitabant hanc inertiam eius esse quod, verberandis fluctibus, abstineret et staret semper fixus. Dum sic tumultuantes obstrepunt, ratis appropinquavit ad saxa quaedam occulta. Remi damnum sentiunt; unus et mox alter, et mox tertius illiditur. At clavus, motu levi reflexus, ratem omni periculo liberat, et “Discite,” inquit, “quam non sint inutiles qui providentes rem publicam gubernant.”
