A Goat strayed away from the flock, tempted by a patch of clover. He had just strength enough to gather some food and find a quiet clearing in the woods, where he lay down to wait until his strength should return. I was strolling along very peaceably when, just as I turned the corner into the next yard, I saw two strange creatures. It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves. when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. The second time the Fox saw the Lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away. We are drawing all the weight, not you, and we are keeping still about it besides.
Better to bear a lesser evil than to risk a greater in removing it.