First published in Bierce's Column "Prattle" under the title "A Practical Fable," in the San Francisco Examiner, 12 September 1897.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 658|658.2 |
| March 2000 |
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The Collected Fables of Ambrose Bierce | Ohio State University Press | Collection | 169|169.3 |