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122 without any hurt at all. The Crabbe returned home to hir Lake, and tolde all the michiefe of the Fowle, and in what daunger he was in, and howe hee had freed them all from his deuouring throte. Which vndertoode the fihes all wyth one conent gaue hir many a thanke.

The Foxe telling his tale, came to giue this counell to the Rauen, that he should goe into ome neighbours houe and teale a Ring, but fteale it that he might be eene take it, hopping from place to place, natching here and there till he came into the Serpents hole. For by this meanes being apied with the maner, euery bodye woulde runne after him, and then he hould let it fall into the Snakes hole. They to get the Ringe againe would digge into it, and eeing the Serpent, they hould by this meanes come to kill her. The Rauen lyked the Foxes opinion, and robbed from one a Jewell of good value, and caried it thither, whither all the yonge people ranne after him, and digging the hole, the Serpent came out amongt them, and they lue hir. And thus with one little reuenge he quited many injuiries done him. The Ae that knewe his ubtile practies well ynough, aunwered. And o am I of thy opinion, pecially if one deale with a foole, or with one that will