That is all.
The dispute grew out of something A had said about B. B said A said that B said something, and B said he hadn't said it.
Moral: Don't duel.
THE DOG AND THE SPARE-RIB. A mastiff crossing a bridge, and bearing in his mouth a piece of meat, suddenly swallowed the meat. He immediately observed that the shadow of the aforesaid meat in the water had disappeared.
Such is optics.
Moral: We learn from this fable that life is but a shadow.
THE ASS AND THE LOCOMOTIVE. A donkey one day was quietly munching thistles when he heard the screaming whistle of a locomotive. Pricking up his ears, he started into a gallop and raced across lots with his tail high in the air.
Moral: This fable teaches what an ass he was.
THE MOUSE AND THE CAT. A mouse once peeped from his hole and saw a cat. The cat was looking the other way, and happened not to see the mouse.
Nobody killed.