Aesop's Fables by  J. H. Stickney

The Hares and the Foxes

T HE Hares waged war with the Eagles and called upon the Foxes to help them.

The Foxes replied: "We would willingly have helped you, if we had not known so well who you were and with whom you were fighting. Before we can commit ourselves, we must count the cost."


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