A Lion and an Ass agreed to go hunting together. Then off he swam with him toward the shore. He soon got his eyes on the Lamb. In a twinkling the Oyster was resting in the Dog's stomach, shell and all. Then one day, after he had finished counting his money, the idea came to him that he could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the Goose and cutting it open. It was such a joyful song that his pleasure-loving heart was filled with a wish to sing as they did. How much better it would have been, they said, to have shared in a friendly spirit.
It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.