TheBowmanandLionAVERYSKILLFULBOWMANwenttothemountainsinsearchofgame,butallthebeastsoftheforestfledathisapproach。TheLionalonechallengedhimtocombat。TheBowmanimmediatelyshotoutanarrowandsaidtotheLion:\"Isendtheemymessenger,thatfromhimthoumayestlearnwhatImyselfshallbewhenIassailthee。\"ThewoundedLionrushedawayingreatfear,andwhenaFoxwhohadseenitallhappentoldhimtobeofgoodcourageandnottobackoffatthefirstattackhereplied:\"Youcounselmeinvain;forifhesendssofearfulamessenger,howshallIabidetheattackofthemanhimself?\'
Beonguardagainstmenwhocanstrikefromadistance。
TheCamelWHENMANfirstsawtheCamel,hewassofrightenedathisvastsizethatheranaway。Afteratime,perceivingthemeeknessandgentlenessofthebeast\'stemper,hesummonedcourageenoughtoapproachhim。Soonafterwards,observingthathewasananimalaltogetherdeficientinspirit,heassumedsuchboldnessastoputabridleinhismouth,andtoletachilddrivehim。
Useservestoovercomedread。
TheWaspandtheSnakeAWASPseatedhimselfupontheheadofaSnakeand,strikinghimunceasinglywithhisstings,woundedhimtodeath。TheSnake,beingingreattormentandnotknowinghowtoridhimselfofhisenemy,sawawagonheavilyladenwithwood,andwentandpurposelyplacedhisheadunderthewheels,saying,\"AtleastmyenemyandIshallperishtogether。\"