A: owever, at each meal, morning noon and night, the bread basket was opened and everyone would take out a few the basket became loaves to eat. Thus lighter and lighter. B: Aesop asked that size into account and his work load not be too his be taken yet, as he was a newcomer "Don't worry. You needn't carry anything. said the other slaves C: At the end of the second day all the bread was gone and the basket was empty Everyone knew that they had been wrong in thinking that Aesop was a fool D: Everyone thought that Aesop chose it because he was stupid, for it was the heaviest thing of all. E: Among other things, the merchant who bought Aesop traded in slaves. When he travelled from town to town, each slave had to carry what was needed for the journey. F: But Aesop wanted to play fair and insisted on carrying a pack like all the others. Since he was allowed to choose whatever he wanted to carry, Aesop picked bread basket.