A Serpent had succeeded in surprising an Eagle and had wrapped himself around the Eagle's neck. One of them had a very kind and gracious look, but the other was the most fearful monster you can imagine. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Now the black Jackdaw was not a very handsome bird, nor very refined in manner. The poor Oxen, pulling with all their might to draw the wagon through the deep mud, had their ears filled with the loud complaining of the Wheels. said a Mother Crab to her son. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all.
Industry is itself a treasure.