Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. He was very faithful to his duty, though the smell of the good things in the basket tempted him. The Eagle's grief and anger knew no bounds, but who had done the cruel deed she did not know. But it was hard for him to live alone, and at last he thought of a plan that would perhaps help him out of his trouble. He had just strength enough to gather some food and find a quiet clearing in the woods, where he lay down to wait until his strength should return. I was strolling along very peaceably when, just as I turned the corner into the next yard, I saw two strange creatures. It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves. when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. Immediately they all fell upon him, the Wolf in the lead, and soon had made an end to him, sacrificing him to the gods then and there, and without the formality of an altar.
Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show.