A Fox that had been caught in a trap, succeeded at last, after much painful tugging, in getting away. They look more able to carry the poor creature, than he to carry them. So away he hurried to the Crane. When the Mice peeped out and saw him in that position, they thought he had been hung up there in punishment for some misdeed. But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive. Then, though the Tiger, the Bear, the Wolf, and all the savage beasts recited the most wicked deeds, all were excused and made to appear very saint-like and innocent. Then one day the Bullocks had a quarrel, and when the hungry Lion came to look at them and lick his chops as he was accustomed to do, he found them in separate corners of the field The wind redoubled in fury, and all at once the great tree fell, torn up by the roots, and lay among the pitying Reeds.
A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind.