{"collection":"Classics","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cla/aesop/aes017.htm","path":"cla/aesop/aes017.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/cla/aesop/aes017.htm","text":"A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: \"I am sure than I can see, Mother!\" In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, \"What is it?' The young Mole said, \"It is a pebble.\" His Mother exclaimed: \"My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.","title":"The Mole and His Mother","type":"page"}