Aesop's Fables
A
TROUBLESOME CROW seated herself on the back of a
Sheep. The Sheep, much
against his will, carried her
backward and
forward for a long time, and at last said, "If you had treated a dog in this way, you would have had your
deserts from his sharp teeth." To this the Crow replied, "I
despise the weak and
yield to the strong. I know whom I may
bully and whom I must
flatter; and I thus prolong my life to a good
old age."