wolf, meeting with a lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to
justify1 to the lamb the wolf’s right to eat him. he thus addressed him:"sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "indeed," leated the lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "i was not then born." then said the wolf, "you feed in my pasture." "no, good sir," replied the lamb, "i have not yet tasted grass." again said the wolf, "you drink of my well." "no," exclaimed the lamb, "i never yet drank water, for as yet my mother’s milk is both food and drink to me." upon which the wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, well! i won’t remain supperless, even though you refute every ne of my imputations." the
tyrant2 will always find a
pretext3 for is tyranny.
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