{"collection":"Classics","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cla/aesop/aes015.htm","path":"cla/aesop/aes015.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cla/aesop/aes015.htm","text":"A TRAVELER about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at the door stretching himself. He asked him sharply: \"Why do you stand there gaping? Everything is ready but you, so come with me instantly.\" The Dog, wagging his tail, replied: \"O, master! I am quite ready; it is you for whom I am waiting.\"\nThe loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend.","title":"The Traveler and His Dog","type":"page"}