Two Bulls were fighting furiously in a field, at one side of which was a marsh. Now the Bat family had not openly joined either side. From this he took a very small portion for himself, such undesirable bits as the horns and hoofs of a mountain goat, and the end of an ox tail. To each one he showed an axe of gold, and each one eagerly claimed it to be the one he had lost. Do not on any account part with the estate that has belonged to our family for so many generations. There was a sudden rush of great wings. He found the Dog in his master's yard, and asked him to come out and be eaten. If you will please go around to the door of my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in. On the way home the Ass, remembering what had happened at the ford, purposely let himself fall into the water, and again got rid of most of his burden. Without more ado, he dived and left the foolish Monkey to take care of himself, while he swam off in search of some human being to save.
An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted.