AESOP'S FABLES
The Cat and the Fox
Once a Cat and a Fox were traveling together.
As they went along, picking up provisions on the way -- a
stray mouse here, a fat chicken there -- they began an
argument to while away the time between bites. And, as usually
happens when comrades argue, the talk began to get personal.
"You think you are extremely clever, don't you?" said the
Fox. "Do you pretend to know more than I? Why, I know a whole
sackful of tricks!"
"Well," retorted the Cat, "I admit I know one trick only,
but that one, let me tell you, is worth a thousand of yours!"
Just then, close by, they heard a hunter's horn and the
yelping of a pack of hounds. In an instant the Cat was up a
tree, hiding among the leaves.
"This is my trick," he called to the Fox. "Now let me see
what yours are worth."
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