[Read more…] about The Viper and The FileIt is useless attacking the insensible. A viper (or snake), in vain, attempts to bite a steel file.
It is useless attacking the insensible.
The Hares and The Frogs
[Read more…] about The Hares and The FrogsHares were tired of being afraid. They went to drown themselves when they scared some frogs. Fear no more.
There is always someone worse off than yourself.
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
[Read more…] about The Trumpeter Taken PrisonerWords may be deeds. Taken prisoner, a trumpeter pled for life based on not doing battle. But the call to battle was his undoing.
Words may be deeds.
The Swallow and Other Birds
[Read more…] about The Swallow and Other BirdsDestroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. A Swallow was warned to eat all sown hemp seeds else they grow up; the fibers woven into a net.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
The Bat, Birds, and The Beasts
[Read more…] about The Bat, Birds, and The BeastsA Bat could not choose sides in a potential war. When peace came, neither side would accept him.
He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.
The North Wind and The Sun
[Read more…] about The North Wind and The SunThe wind and the sun bet on which can force a man to remove a coat. The sun wins.
Kindness effects more than severity.