An old Lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get food as in his younger days, pretended that he was sick. The object they saw came ever nearer the shore. I admire your honesty, he said, and as a reward you may have all three axes, the gold and the silver as well as your own. I wasn't born until this year. You are a citizen of illustrious Athens, are you not?, asked the Dolphin politely. Tomorrow we must set to work, ourselves. The Fox arrived promptly at the time that had been set, and the Stork served a fish dinner that had a very appetizing smell. Counsel for the Wasps immediately insisted that this description fitted his clients exactly. Follow me if you can, he said, But the Peacock stood where he was among the birds of the barnyard, while the Crane soared in freedom far up into the blue sky.
Even the weakest may find means to avenge a wrong.