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FableNº 190

The Hares and the Foxes

The hares one day, being at war with the eagles, called on the foxes for help. The foxes replied, "We would have come to your aid, if we did not know who you are, and whom you are fighting."

Those who take up a struggle against more powerful opponents make light of their own safety.
Moral

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