Capitolo 45
Acting on his/her suggestion, they chose the greatest Mice to be their leaders,
and these to be separate from the troop,
provided that them with helmets that bear the great straw pens. Them
it conducted out then the Mice to fight, confident of the victory: but they was
defeated as usual, and you/he/she was racing soon as fast as them they were able
their holes. All made their way to the safety without the difficulty except
the leaders that were prevented so that the badges of their line that
they could not get in their holes, and it shot down easy victims to them
pursuers.
Greatness brings its his/her own criminal punishments.
THE PEACOCK È JUNO
The Peacock was greatly displeased because he didn't have a beautiful
expresses as the nightingale, and he went and it complained him to Juno around
it. "The song" of the nightingale, it said him, "it is the envy of all the birds;
but every whenever I send forth a sound that I become a laughing-escort." The goddess
tried to comfort telling him/it, "you don't have, power is true
of song, but then You the whole rest excels in far beauty: Your neck
shines as the emerald and Your splendid tail it is beautifully of
sumptuous colour." But the Peacock was not appeased. "What is the use,"
does say him, "to be beautiful, with a voice as mine?" Then Juno
answered, with a shade of the austerity in his/her tones, the "Fate has assigned to
all of their destined gifts: to You the beauty, to the strength of eagle,
to the song of nightingale, and so above to the whole rest in their degree;
but you are displeased alone with Your portion. Face, then, anybody more
complaints. For, if Your present wish was granted, you are quickly able
you find cause for the fresh dissatisfaction."
THE BEAR IS THE FOX
A Bear was boasting once himself/herself/itself on his/her generous feelings, and saying as
refined he was comparative with the other animals. (There is, in fact, a
tradition that a Bear will never touch a dead body.) A Fox that felt
him that he/she speaks to this effort, smiled and it said, the "My friend, when you are