A sacred Image was being carried to the temple. You pretend to be our king, he said, and cannot even take care of yourself! In return you will get tidbits of every kind, chicken bones, choice bits of meat, sugar, cake, and much more beside, not to speak of kind words and caresses. Get away from here, sir, she said to the Grasshopper. Don't you go wherever you please? To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become. I am of just as much importance, and But just then the royal Cat spied him, and the next instant, the Rat knew he was not quite so important as an Elephant.
Too much attention to danger may cause us to fall victims to it.