A Lion and a Man chanced to travel in company through the forest. The Woodman was in despair. One warm summer afternoon as she dozed away in her den in the old oak tree, a Grasshopper nearby began a joyous but very raspy song. Indeed he became about three times as big around the middle as he was when he went in. Very well, said his master, go your way, you willful beast, and see where it leads you. If it were not for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully. Wolf!, As he expected, the Villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. A few days later a change in weather brought a severe frost; and the poor swallow and that foolish young man in his light tunic, and with his arms and knees bare, could scarcely keep life in their shivering bodies.
The wise do not let themselves be tricked a second time.