Fable #61

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A certain Father had a family of Sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. The little Mole peered at it. Why, that's a pebble! The Fox came too, but he was very cautious about it. The Sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who could easily take himself out of reach, were he so inclined. The Crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a Wolf's throat. Tweet, tweet, laughed the Birds. We are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from here.

Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show.