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"My child," replied his mother, "you have seen

That demure hypocrite we call a Cat:

Under that sleek and inoffensive mien

He bears a deadly hate of Mouse and Rat.

The other whom you fear, is harmless quite;

Nay, perhaps may serve us for a meal.

As for your friend, for all his innocent air,

We form the staple of his bill of fare."

Take, while you live this warning as your guide—

Don't judge by the outside.

(La Fontaine. Fables, Vol. VI, No. 5. Translated by the Rev. Wm. Lucas Collins.)

THE MULE WHO BOASTED OF HIS FAMILY

(La Fontaine. Fables, Vol. VI, No. 7. Translated by the Rev. Wm. Lucas Collins.)