245. Asinus et Tympana. Negotiator in via cum asello festinabat nundinas. Onusto asino male flagello et fuste caedebat ut citius posset venire lucri causa. Asellus sperabat ut post mortem esset securus; quassatus, moritur. De pelle eius facta sunt tympana et cribra, quae semper battuntur, et qui putabat post mortem esse securus, post mortem caeditur.
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SLIDESHOW of all the colored Steinhowel images. As often in Steinhowel's Aesop, both stages of the story are shown in one frame: on the left you can see the long-suffering donkey, and on the right you can see the donkey being "drummed" even after his death.
M0245 = Perry164. Source: Ademar 47. This is Perry 164. The ancient Greek version is about a donkey belonging to the priests of Cybele, who were notorious for their frenzied drumming and dancing.