A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. The Stork could easily get at the food with his long bill, but all the Fox could do was to lick the outside of the jar, and sniff at the delicious odor. My son, said the Mother Mouse, that gentle creature you saw was none other than the Cat. Mercury dived down for the third time, and when he came up again he had the very axe that had been lost. Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a stone. The Serpent was furious. When the Frog saw the Mouse, he swam to the bank and croaked: Won't you pay me a visit? He could not have been bigger than this, she said. No, no! Daddy is watching and Daddy will kill him if he should come near! And when she wanted to turn her toes out she tripped and fell on her nose.
There's a time for work and a time for play