Fable #575

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The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. Travelers ought to share alike the fortunes or misfortunes of the road. Why don't you dress better? Show a little pride! I intend to stay right here. And with that, he politely escorted the Snakes out of doors. This Weasel happened to be a bitter enemy of Birds, and he soon had the Bat under his claws, ready to eat him. But it was served in a tall jar with a very narrow neck. As he stood wringing his hands and weeping, the god Mercury suddenly appeared and asked what the trouble was. If that Lion had been alive, he said, it would have been a very different story. My weapons will have to be ready for use then, or I shall suffer for it.

Notoriety is not fame.