Fable #423

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Mother Goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little Kid and herself. Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. He was really nothing but skin and bones, and it made him very downhearted to think of it. Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. A great big monster, said one of them, stepped on little brother with one of his huge feet! That leap was so great, he said, that no other man could leap anywhere near the distance. Well, my son, that proves you've lost your sense of smell as well as being blind.

It is very foolish to be greedy.