There was once a baby show among the Animals in the forest. I hear you, said the Wolf, and I haven't the least grudge against you for what you say or do. The Stork could easily get at the food with his long bill, but all the Fox could do was to lick the outside of the jar, and sniff at the delicious odor. My son, said the Mother Mouse, that gentle creature you saw was none other than the Cat. Mercury dived down for the third time, and when he came up again he had the very axe that had been lost. Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a stone. Whatever it is, it is wisest to keep at a safe distance.
Better to bear a lesser evil than to risk a greater in removing it.