Fab. CCXXXIV.
A Peacock and a Crane.
AS a Peacock and a Crane were in Company together, the Peacock ſpreads his Tail, and Challenges the Other, to ſhew him ſuch a Fan of Feathers. The Crane, upon This, Springs up into the Air, and calls to the Peacock to Follow him if he could. You Brag of your Plumes, ſays he, that are Fair indeed to the Eye, but no way Uſeful or Fit for any manner of Service.
The MORAL.
REFLEXION.
NO Man is to be Deſpis'd for any Natural Infirmity, or Defect; for Every Man has ſomething or other in him of Good too, and That which One Man Wants, Another Has. And it is all according to the Good Pleaſure of Providence. Nature is pleas'd to Entertain her ſelf with Variety. Some of her Works are for Ornament, others for the Uſe and Service of Mankind. But they have All Reſpectively, their Proprieties, and their Vertues; for ſhe does nothing in Vain. The Peacock Values himſelf upon the Gracefulneſs of his Train. The Crane's Pride is in the Rankneſs of her Wing: Which are only Two Excellencies in ſeveral Kinds. Take them apart, and they are Both Equally Perfect: but Good Things Themſelves have their Degrees, and That which is moſt Neceſſary and Uſeful, muſt be Allow'd a Preference to the Other.
Fab. CCXXXV.
A Tyger and a Fox.
AS a Huntſman was upon the Chace, and the Beaſts flying before him; Let Me alone, ſays a Tyger, and I'll put an end to This War my ſelf: At which Word, he Advanced toward the Enemy in his Single Perſon. The Reſolution was no ſooner Taken, but he found himſelf Struck through the Body with an Arrow. He Faſten'd upon it preſently with his Teeth, and while he was Trying to Draw it out, a Fox Aſk'd him, from what Bold Hand it was that he Receiv'd This Wound. I know
