A Stork of a very simple and trusting nature had been asked by a gay party of Cranes to visit a field that had been newly planted. You have reason to complain, said the Oak. They fought until one of them was beaten and crawled off to a corner to hide. The finest in the whole country, said the crafty Fox, jump in and try it, There is more than enough for both of us. You can be as well-fed as I am if you want to, replied the Dog. If the Farmer said he would call in his neighbors and friends to help him do his work, this wheat will not be reaped for a while yet. Now there was a certain old Owl who had become very cross and hard to please as she grew older, especially if anything disturbed her daily slumbers. But in spite of its squeals and struggles to escape, the Shepherd tucked his prize under his arm and started off to the butcher's in the market place. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in the toils of a hunter's net. The Heron saw no more fish, and very glad was he at last to breakfast on a tiny Snail.
Do not stop to argue with temptation.