A Farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain. The poor Oxen, pulling with all their might to draw the wagon through the deep mud, had their ears filled with the loud complaining of the Wheels. said a Mother Crab to her son. They hardly dared blink for fear of losing him out of their sight a single instant. There none would dare harm them. Sir, said the Dog, with a grin, I shall be delighted to have you eat me. No small fry for me, he said. He expected to scare the Cranes just by swinging the sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them. We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did.
Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.