As do the simple servingfolk
Who for the master die."
Hereupon the lion gave the word, the leopard and the jackal tore his body, the crow pecked out his eyes, poor Ugly yielded up the ghost, and all the others ravenously devoured him.
"And that is why I say:
All who live upon their wits, . . . .
and the rest of it."
After telling the story, Lively continued, addressing Victor: "My dear fellow, this king, with his shabby advisers, brings no good to his dependents. Better have as king a vulture advised by swans than a swan advised by vultures. For from the vulture advisers many vices appear in their master, quite sufficient to bring ruin. Of the two, therefore, one should choose the former as king. But a king instigated by evil counsel is incapable of reflection. You know the saying:
Your jackal does not reassure;
Your crow's sharp bill offends:
You therefore see me up a tree—
I do not like your friends."
"How was that?" asked Victor. And Lively told the story of
THE LION AND THE CARPENTER
In a certain city lived a carpenter named Trust-god. It was his constant habit to carry his lunch and
