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 requital
after the fashion of her own hospitality