id. The beaten Bull was driven to
the marsh, where his great hoofs crushed the Frogs to death.

_When the great fall out, the weak must suffer for it._

THE MOUSE AND THE WEASEL

A little hungry Mouse found his way one day into a basket of
corn. He had to squeeze himself a good deal to get through the
narrow opening between the strips of the basket. But the corn was
tempting and the Mouse was determined to get in. When at last he
had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting. Indeed he he became
about three times as big around the middle as he was when he went
in.

At last he felt satisfied and dragged himself to the opening to
get out again. But the best he could do was to get his head out.
So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort
inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket.

Just then a Weasel came by. He understood the situation quickly.

"My friend," he said, "I know what you've been doing. You've been
stuffing. That's what you get. You will have to stay there till
you feel just like you did when you went in. Good night, and good
enough for you."

And that was all the sympathy the poor Mouse got.

_Greediness leads to misfortune._

THE FARMER AND THE SNAKE

A Farmer walked through his field one cold winter morning. On the
ground lay a Snake, stiff and frozen with the cold. The Farmer
knew how deadly the Snake could be, and yet he picked it up and
put it in his bosom to warm it back to life.

The Snake soon revived, and when it had enough strength, bit the
man who had been so kind to it. The bite was deadly and the
Farmer felt that he must die. As he drew his last breath, he said
to those standing around:

_Learn from my fate not to take pity on a scoundrel._

THE SICK STAG

A Stag had fallen sick. He had just strength enough to gather
some food and find a quiet clearing in the woods, where he lay
down to wait until his strength should return. The Animals heard
about the Stag's illness and came to ask after his health. Of
course, they were all hungry, and helped themselves freely to the
Stag's food; and as you would expect, the Stag soon starved to
death.

_Good will is worth nothing unless it is accompanied by good
acts._

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THE GOATHERD AND THE WILD GOATS

One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a
cave, where a number of Wild Goats had also found their way. The
Shepherd wanted to make the W