So he scrambled painfully up to the crest, and stood outlined against the broad disc of the unconscious luminary, more conspicuously a jackass than ever before.
XLIV.
A bear wishing to rob a beehive, laid himself down in front of it, and overturned it with his paw.
"Now," said he, "I will lie perfectly still and let the bees sting me until they are exhausted and powerless; their honey may then be obtained without opposition."
And it was so obtained, but by a fresh bear, the other being dead.
This narrative exhibits one aspect of the "Fabian policy."
XLV.
A cat seeing a mouse with a piece of cheese, said:
"I would not eat that, if I were you, for I think it is poisoned. However, if you will allow me to examine it, I will tell you certainly whether it is or not."