A young Mouse in search of adventure was running along the bank of a pond where lived a Frog. The owner of the Ass went with the Traveler, walking beside him to drive the Ass and point out the way. Such evidence did not help Judge Hornet to any decision, so he adjourned court for six weeks to give him time to think it over. In despair the Eagle now implored great Jupiter to let her place her eggs in his lap. He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels. If it wasn't you, it was your brother! My gold!, O my gold!, cried the Miser, wildly, someone has robbed me! So he commanded that all animals with horns should leave his domains within twenty-four hours. To the Cat it was almost as if he already had a plump young Mouse under his claws, when an old Rat, who had had much experience with Cats and traps, and had even lost a part of his tail to pay for it, sat up at a safe distance from a hole in the wall where he lived. Your feathers may do very well in spring, replied the Crow, but I don't remember ever having seen you around in winter, and that's when I enjoy myself most.
Equals make the best friends.