The Wolf and the Hyena.
A wolf who had a dispute with a hyena determined to destroy him, and therefore went to the lion for advice.
" Set a trap for him," was the reply, " and when you have caught him, eat him." The wolf went away and laid a snare beside a path often traversed by his enemy, but just as he was chuckling with satisfaction he blundered into the trap himself and was held fast. In this emergency along came the lion, who called out, " By George ! but what's all this ? " " I'm fast in my own trap," humbly replied the wolf.
" iSo I see, I came out here expecting to help you eat the hyena ; but as the case now stands, I shall help the hyena eat you." "But I set this trap by your advice," protested the wolf.
" True you did, and I advised your enemy to set one for you as well. Odds is the difference to me whether I eat wolf or hyena." Moral— The lawyer gets his pay, no matter how the suit goes. — Detroit Free Press.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 28
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182The Wolf and the Hyena. Otago Witness, Issue 1645, 2 June 1883, Page 28
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