A Bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened on a fallen tree in which a swarm of Bees had stored their honey. When the Judge called the case, witnesses declared that they had seen certain winged creatures in the neighborhood of the hollow tree, who hummed loudly, and whose bodies were striped, yellow and black, like Bees. By this time the poor birds' heads were in a whirl. But he had to leave his beautiful bushy tail behind him. Wise Judge Hornet quickly understood why they did so: They knew they could not build a honey comb and fill it with honey. He looked the Toad over very carefully. Mr. Toad, he said, I've been told that you cure anything! And off he walked very, very scornfully.
It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.