Truly, said one of the Guar, “things are not so bad as they seem. But just as they got near the shoreline, a colony of Mudcrabs, frightened in their turn by the approach of the Guar, scuttled off, and threw themselves into the water. One day they saw a pack of Nix-hounds ranging about, and in a desperate panic all the Guar scuttled off towards the sea, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. As soon as they saw a single beast approach them, off they dashed in terror. Lord Vivec looked upon this wizard, and listened to his boasting, then asked him, How can you pretend to prescribe for others the cure to all diseases, when you are unable to cure yourself of your own manifest arrogance and foolishness? The Guar and the Mudcrabs The Guar were so tormented by the other creatures they did not know where to go. The Dubious Healer Once upon a time, a Telvanni issued forth from his tower and proclaimed to all the world that he was a mighty and learned healer, master of all alchemy and potions, and able to cure all diseases. Thus we see that we must be alert not only to the obvious danger, but also to the subtle degrees by which change may result in danger. But if the kagouti is standing in a pool, and a wizard slowly raises the temperature, measure by measure, to boiling, the kagouti will calmly stand in place until he is boiled. The Boiled Kagouti It is said that if a kagouti steps into a boiling pool, he will leap out immediately to avoid harm. And thus Lord Vivec proved that ugliness is as much in one's manner as in one's appearance. So he dealt them both mighty blows, shattering their skulls, and silencing their argument, and went merrily upon his way. No, you BOTH are the ugliest creatures alive, and I will not have my pleasant sojourn spoiled by your unseemly squabbling. Then Lord Vivec chanced by, and settled their dispute. For each thought himself most handsome, and the other most ugly. No, YOU are the ugliest creature alive, the kagouti told the shalk. You are the ugliest creature alive, the shalk told the kagouti. Lord Vivec and the Contentious Beasts A shalk and a kagouti were strutting back and forth in a foyada, casting aspersions on one another's looks. And so Sotha Sil discovered that the idle amusements of one may be the solemn tortures of another. Sotha Sil and the Scribs Young Sotha Sil, while playing in the egg mines, saw a number of scribs in a deep shaft, and he began to cast stones upon them, snickering as they skittered and scattered, until one of the scribs, lifting its head up in agony, cried out to Sotha Sil: Please, please, have mercy, little boy, for what is sport to you is suffering and death to us. The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia Content Where to find The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia Contained within Shalidor's Library, these books are part of the subcollection Literature The Homilies of Blessed Almalexia is a Book in Elder Scrolls Online.

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