A Peacock, puffed up with vanity, met a Crane one day, and to impress him spread his gorgeous tail in the Sun. One day the pair unexpectedly met a Lion. One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Now the Fox was always looking for a chance to make fun of his neighbors. I had no right to do it, I admit- A great uproar among the beasts interrupted him. The Fox stood off and laughed. At first the Cranes flew away in great terror. No, said the Goat, that broken horn can speak for itself!
Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves.