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, "Oh Monkey, and are you, with such a mind
as yours, going to be King over the Beasts?"
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