In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. I would gladly get them, said the cunning Monkey, but you are much more skillful at such things than I am. Besides, her eyes were not sharp enough by day to permit her to punish the Grasshopper as he deserved. Now the Beetle told the reason for her action, and Jupiter had to acknowledge the justice of her cause. There, child, there! The Wolf shall not get you. This good, rich milk, she mused, will give me plenty of cream to churn. Then off he swam with him toward the shore. He soon got his eyes on the Lamb. In a twinkling the Oyster was resting in the Dog's stomach, shell and all. A few days later a change in weather brought a severe frost; and the poor swallow and that foolish young man in his light tunic, and with his arms and knees bare, could scarcely keep life in their shivering bodies.
It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke thousand by flying into a rage.