There was once a Dog who was very fond of eggs. Laugh if you will, said the Mother Monkey. Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. But the end is coming. The Countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. He was really nothing but skin and bones, and it made him very downhearted to think of it. But when the deed was done, not a single golden egg did he find, and his precious Goose was dead.
Flattery is not a proof of true admiration.