A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. Sure enough, the Mice soon began to come out. But though he could swim a little, he did not dare risk going into the pond without some help. Oh no! Instead he gave them each a hard whack over the head with it and sent them home. He called a meeting of all the Foxes, saying that he had something of great importance to tell the tribe. Finding his Master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so. She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle. And since then the Bat family hides in dark towers and deserted ruins, flying out only in the night.
It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.