Fable #467

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Two Travelers were walking along the seashore, Far out they saw something riding on the waves. But none got there earlier than Mother Monkey. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the Wolf asked her to do. The Shepherd often catches and carries off one of us. The Shepherd suspected a Wolf of the deed and so set out toward a rocky region among the hills, where there were caves infested by Wolves. His sharp quills pricked them at every turn, and at last they politely asked him to leave. That is all very well, replied the Pig, with a squeal and a frantic kick. But alas! It was a long time before he came back to her. He would not honor the fool with even so much as a stroke of his claws.

The true leader proves himself by his qualities.