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80 vagant Appetite: Whereas if I could have Contented my elf with the Fruit, and left my Tenant the Tree till, All had been Well.

Fox and a Goat went down by Conent into a Well to Drink, and when they had Quench’d their Thirt, the Goat fell to Hunting up and down which way to get back again. Oh! ays Reynard, Never Trouble your Head how to get back, but leave That to Me. Do but You Raie your elf upon your Hinder Legs with your Fore-Feet Cloe to the Wall, and then tretch out your Head: I can Eaily Whip up to your Horns, and o out of the Well, and Draw you after me. The Goat puts himelf in Poture immediately as he was directed, gives the Fox a Lift, and o Out he Springs; but Reynards Bus’nes was now only to make Sport with his Companion intead of Helping him. Some Hard Words the Goat gave him, but the Fox puts off all with a Jet. If you had but half o much Brains as you have Beard, ays he, you would have bethonght your elf how to get up again before you went down.