Fable #675

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An Ass and a Fox had become close comrades, and were constantly in each other's company. 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. And since then the Bat family hides in dark towers and deserted ruins, flying out only in the night.

Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.