A Traveler had hired an Ass to carry him to a distant part of the country. You will have to stay there till you feel just like you did when you went in. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. You pretend to be our king, he said, and cannot even take care of yourself! In return you will get tidbits of every kind, chicken bones, choice bits of meat, sugar, cake, and much more beside, not to speak of kind words and caresses. Get away from here, sir, she said to the Grasshopper. Don't you go wherever you please? To teach the Frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a Crane to be king of Frogland. Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become. The Wolf's song ended suddenly, and as he ran, with the Dogs at his heels, he called himself a fool for turning piper to please a Kid, when he should have stuck to his butcher's trade.
The weak are made to suffer for the misdeeds of the powerful.