A Crab one day grew disgusted with the sands in which he lived. Your highness, he said in an undertone, so the Ass could not hear him, I've got a fine scheme in my head. That Cat seemed to be everywhere at once with his claws all ready for a pounce. said a voice from the Plane Tree. I admit that I have been very greedy and have devoured many sheep. What have you Wheels to complain about so loudly? He made so many trips that a Thief, who had been observing him, guessed what it was the Miser had hidden, and one night quietly dug up the treasure and made off with it. Thus ungratefully, O Jupiter, do men receive their blessings!
Industry is itself a treasure.