The hyenas, they say, change their nature every year and become by turns male and female. Now one day a male hyena made towards a female an approach against nature. She replied, "If you do that, comrade, remember that you will soon undergo the same treatment yourself."
*Those who abuse power should remember that they may one day suffer the same treatment.Moral
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