Page:The Fables of Bidpai (Panchatantra).djvu/180

84 anye wie holde thy peace, and replie not againe as others doe, neither hake thy heade as though thou milykedert, but get thee out of ight as thou wert not hee. Neuer be afrayde of bending his browes, or of a frowning looke, as longe as thou tandeft vpright, that is: that thou proceedet truly and honetly in thy doings. Sometimes they giue thee faire words, and do to thee as the fowler that catcheth Thruhes that cried out for colde of his handes amonget the boughes: and the Thruhes that were in the cage to make a noye, ayde that he cried for that he was orie they came to toope to the Birdlime. No ayde a little Birde looke to his handes, and let his eyes alone. Take alwayes heede to the doinges and not to the wordes. Knowet thou not of the Quaile that hunge out of the windowe in a Cage, and a parrow-Hawke eeing hir, tooped downe to the Cage, and ayde to hir, Daughter mine, be not afrayde, make no noyve, for I bring thee good newes: and began to tell hir traunge and pleaant fables, and in the meane while with hir talentes he beganne to teare the wyers of the Cage. The Quaile leauing to give eare to hir bablinges, eeing hir woorking well ynough, began to be frowarde, and to betirre hir. Inafmuch as hir Maiter hearing hir fluttering in the Cage (knowing there was omewhat