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There was once a Horse who used to graze in a meadow which he had

all to himself. But one day a Stag came into the meadow, and said

he had as good a right to feed there as the Horse, and moreover

chose all the best places for himself. The Horse, wishing to be

revenged upon his unwelcome visitor, went to a man and asked if

he would help him to turn out the Stag. "Yes," said the man, "I

will by all means; but I can only do so if you let me put a

bridle in your mouth and mount on your back." The Horse agreed to

this, and the two together very soon turned the Stag out of the

pasture: but when that was done, the Horse found to his dismay

that in the man he had got a master for good.

THE FOX AND THE BRAMBLE