The Kid and the Wolf


260. THE KID AND THE WOLF.  A Kid standing on the roof of a house, out of harm’s way, saw a Wolf passing by and immediately began to taunt and revile him. The Wolf, looking up, said, “Sirrah! I hear thee: yet it is not thou who mockest me, but the roof on which thou art standing.”
Moral. Time and place often give the advantage to the weak over the strong. [more info]

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