基本信息
was caught by a weasel pleaded to be spared his life. the weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. the bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. shortly afterwards the bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. the weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. the bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped.
it is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
the ass and the grasshopper
an ass having heard some grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. they replied, "the dew." the ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
the lion and the mouse
a lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse runn
