Fable #842

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The Swallow and the Crow had an argument one day about their plumage. Then one day all the Dogs in the neighborhood got together and met him on his way with the basket. After much pretty love-making and many whispered vows of constancy, the Butterfly took a tender leave of his sweetheart. The Shepherd saw the fluttering Jackdaw and at once guessed what had happened. In a few days my master will give a wedding feast for his only daughter. One day the Brass Pot proposed to the Earthen Pot that they go out into the world together. One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, climbed a tree. 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. From that time on, they say, she contented herself with mice and rats and had little to do with Sir Monkey.

Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.