A Merchant, driving his Ass homeward from the seashore with a heavy load of salt, came to a river crossed by a shallow ford. In a few days my master will give a wedding feast for his only daughter. One day the Brass Pot proposed to the Earthen Pot that they go out into the world together. One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, climbed a tree. The owner of the Ass went with the Traveler, walking beside him to drive the Ass and point out the way. Such evidence did not help Judge Hornet to any decision, so he adjourned court for six weeks to give him time to think it over. As for you, you can use your legs so well that I should have little chance of collecting the debt if I had to catch you for it!
Good will is worth nothing unless it is accompanied by good acts.