The Fox And The Monkey
A Monkey once danced in an assembly of the Beasts, and so pleased
them all by his performance that they elected him their King. A Fox,
envying him the honor, discovered a piece of meat lying in a trap,
and leading the Monkey to the place where it was, said that she had
found a store, but had not used it, she had kept it for him as treasure
trove of his kingdom, and counseled him to lay hold of it. The Monkey
approached carelessly and was caught in the trap; and on his accusing
the Fox of purposely leading him into the snare, she replied, "O Monkey,
and are you, with such a mind as yours, going to be King over the
Beasts?"
A Fox and a Monkey were traveling together on the same road. As they
journeyed, they passed through a cemetery full of monuments. "All
these monuments which you see," said the Monkey, "are erected in honor
of my ancestors, who were in their day freedmen and citizens of great
renown." The Fox replied, "You have chosen a most appropriate subject
for your falsehoods, as I am sure none of your ancestors will be able
to contradict you."
A false tale often betrays itself.
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