The Bull and the Goat
A Bull once escaped from a
Lion by entering a cave which the
Goatherds used to house their
flocks in stormy weather and at
night. It happened that one of
the Goats had been left behind,
and the Bull had no sooner got
inside than this Goat lowered his
head and made a rush at him,
butting him with his horns. As
the Lion was still prowling outside the entrance to the cave, the
Bull had to submit to the insult.
"Do not think," he said, "that
I submit to your cowardly treatment because I am afraid of you.
When that Lion leaves, I'll teach
you a lesson you won't forget."
It is wicked to take advantage of another's distress.
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