A pair of oxen were drawing a heavily loaded wagon along the highway. As they tugged and strained at the yoke, the axletrees creaked and groaned terribly.
This was too much for the oxen. They turned round indignantly and said, "Hullo, you there! Why do you make such a noise when we do all the work?"
They complain most who suffer least.
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