A Fox was caught in a trap one fine morning, because he had got too near the Farmer's hen house. So, as soon as Mother Goat was out of sight, up he trotted to the door and knocked. But first please pipe me a tune, for I want to dance and be merry as long as I can. Goodby, neighbor Cricket, he called. I'm off. Do not say 'I have found a purse,' said his companion. Say rather 'we have found a purse' and 'how lucky we are. Yes, said the Grasshoppers, who were very fond of a joke; it is the dew we drink! 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. The Cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very crafty enemy.
Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you.