The Lion and the Bull

7.10. De leone, tauro et hirco
Caxton: Of the lyon and of the boole
It is not alweye tyme to auenge hym self of his enemye / As it appiereth by this fable of a bole / whiche somtyme fledde before a lyon / And as the bole wold entre within a cauerne for to saue hym / a gote wente ageynste hym for to kepe and lette hym that he shold not entre in it / to whome the bole sayd / It is not tyme now to auenge me on the / for the lyon chaseth me / but the tyme shalle come that wel I shalle fynde the /
For men ought not to doo to hym self dommage for to be auengyd of his enemy / but oughte to loke tyme and place couenable for to doo hit
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The Bull and the Goat

148. THE BULL AND THE GOAT A Bull being pursued by a Lion, fled into a cave where a wild Goat had taken up his abode. The Goat upon this began molesting him, and butting at him with his horns.
“Don’t suppose,” said the Bull, “if I suffer this now, that it is you I am afraid of. Let the Lion be once out of sight, and I will soon show you the difference between a Bull and a Goat.”
Mean people take advantage of their neighbours’ difficulties to annoy them; but the time will come when they will repent them of their insolence. [more info]

The Bull and the Goat

084. THE BULL AND THE GOAT. The bull being pursued by the lion, made towards a cave, in which he designed to secure himself, but was opposed just at the entrance by a goat, who had got possession before him, and threatening a kind of defiance with his horns, seemed resolved to dispute the path with him.
The bull, who thought he had no time to lose in a contest of this nature, immediately made off again, but told the goat that it was not for fear of him or his defiances; “for,” says he, “if the lion were not so near, I would soon make you know the difference between a bull and a goat.” [more info]

The Bull and the Goat

159. THE BULL AND THE GOAT. A BULL, escaping from a Lion, hid in a cave which some shepherds had recently occupied. As soon as he entered, a He-Goat left in the cave sharply attacked him with his horns. The Bull quietly addressed him: “Butt away as much as you will. I have no fear of you, but of the Lion. Let that monster go away and I will soon let you know what is the respective strength of a Goat and a Bull.”
It shows an evil disposition to take advantage of a friend in distress. [more info]

The Bull and the Goat

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. [more info]