The Flea and the Ox

　　A FOX invited a Crane to supper and provided nothing for his

　　entertainment but some soup made of pulse, which was poured out

　　into a broad flat stone dish. The soup fell out of the long bill

　　of the Crane at every mouthful, and his vexation at not being

　　able to eat afforded the Fox much amusement. The Crane, in his

　　turn, asked the Fox to sup with him, and set before her a flagon

　　with a long narrow mouth, so that he could easily insert his neck

　　and enjoy its contents at his leisure. The Fox, unable even to

　　taste it, met with a fitting requital1, after the fashion of her

　　own hospitality.