One evening a fox, who was as hungry as a dog, happened to see the round reflection of the moon in a well, and he believed it to be a fine cheese. There were two pails which alternately drew up the water. Into the uppermost of these the fox leapt, and his weight caused him to descend the well, where he at once discovered his mistake about the cheese. He became extremely worried and fancied his end approaching, for he could see no way to get up again but by some other hungry one, enticed by the same reflection, coming down in the same way that he had. Two days passed without any one coming to the well. Time, which is always marching onward, had, during two nights, hollowed the outline of the silvery planet, and Reynard was in despair. At last a wolf, parched with thirst, drew near, to whom the fox called from below, "Comrade, here is a treat for you! Do you see this? It is an exquisite cheese, made by Faunus from milk of the heifer Io. If Jupiter were ill and lost his appetite he would find it again by one taste of this. I have only eaten this piece out of it; the rest will be plenty for you. Come down in the pail up there. I put it there on purpose for you." A rigmarole so cleverly told was easily believed by the fool of a wolf, who descended by his greater weight, which not only took him down, but brought the fox up. We ought not to laugh at the wolf, for we often enough let ourselves be deluded with just as little cause. Everybody is ready to believe the thing he fears and the thing he desires. TEXT One evening a fox , who was as hungry as a dog , happened to see the round reflection of the moon in a well , and he believed it to be a fine cheese . There were two pails which alternately drew up the water . Into the uppermost of these the fox leapt , and his weight caused him to descend the well , where he at once discovered his mistake about the cheese . He became extremely worried and fancied his end approaching , for he could see no way to get up again but by some other hungry one , enticed by the same reflection , coming down in the same way that he had . Two days passed without any one coming to the well . Time , which is always marching onward , had , during two nights , hollowed the outline of the silvery planet , and Reynard was in despair . At last a wolf , parched with thirst , drew near , to whom the fox called from below , `` Comrade , here is a treat for you ! Do you see this ? It is an exquisite cheese , made by Faunus from milk of the heifer Io . If Jupiter were ill and lost his appetite he would find it again by one taste of this . I have only eaten this piece out of it ; the rest will be plenty for you . Come down in the pail up there . I put it there on purpose for you . '' A rigmarole so cleverly told was easily believed by the fool of a wolf , who descended by his greater weight , which not only took him down , but brought the fox up . We ought not to laugh at the wolf , for we often enough let ourselves be deluded with just as little cause . Everybody is ready to believe the thing he fears and the thing he desires . 2~3 4~5 12~13 18~19~20~21~22~23 22~23 25~26 29 31 34~35~36 40~41 46~47 50~51~52~53 54~55 59 59~60 62 65~66 69 73 73~74~75~76~77 76~77 79 85 85~86 90 101~102~103~104 108~109~110 115~116~117 119 122~123 126~127 130~131 133 135 144~145 148~149~150~151~152~153 151~152~153 156 163~164 168 175~176 182 186~187 189 192 194 196 199~200 204 206~207~208~209~210 208~209~210 213 218 218~219 220 223 226~227~228~229 229 231 235~236~237~238~239 239 241~242 247 252~253 257 259 264 267~268 276~277~278~279~280 285 285~286~287 293 298~299 302 308~309 312 316 322~323 325 330~331 332 335~336 337 One evening|1173 a fox|1174,1179,1185,1186,1188,1190,1191,1194,1195,1197,1201,1210,1213,1231,1237,1245 a dog|1175 the round reflection of the moon|1176,1180,1199 the moon|1177,1209 a well|1178,1189,1204 a fine cheese|1181,1193,1218,1219,1220,1230,1233 two pails|1182 the water|1183 the uppermost of the pails|1184 fox's weight|1187 his mistake about the cheese|1192 fox's end|1196 some other hungry one|1198 the same way|1200 Two days|1202 any one|1203 Time|1205,1206 two nights|1207 the outline of the silvery planet|1208 a wolf|1211,1214,1216,1217,1235,1239,1241,1242,1244,1247 thirst|1212 a treat|1215 Faunus|1221 milk of the heifer Io|1222 the heifer Io|1223 Jupiter|1224,1225,1227 Jupiter's appetite|1226,1228 one taste of the cheese|1229 this piece out of the cheese|1232 the rest of the cheese|1234 the other pail|1236,1238 A rigmarole|1240 wolf's greater weight|1243 We|1246,1248,1249 little cause|1250 Everybody|1251,1253,1255 the thing|1252,1254 1173|MOD:DIST:2|NUC:DIST:3 1174|MOD:DIST:4|NUC:DIST:5 1175|MOD:DIST:12|NUC:DIST:13 1176|MOD:DIST:18|MOD:DESC:19|NUC:DIST:20|MOD:DIST:21~22~23 1177|MOD:DIST:22|NUC:DIST:23 1178|MOD:DIST:25|NUC:DIST:26 1179|NUC:DESC:29 1180|NUC:DIST:31 1181|MOD:DIST:34|MOD:DESC:35|NUC:DIST:36 1182|MOD:DIST:40|NUC:DIST:41 1183|MOD:DIST:46|NUC:DIST:47 1184|MOD:DIST:50|NUC:DIST:51|MOD:DIST:52~53 1185|MOD:DIST:54|NUC:DIST:55 1186|NUC:DIST:59 1187|MOD:DIST:59|NUC:DIST:60 1188|NUC:DIST:62 1189|MOD:DIST:65|NUC:DIST:66 1190|NUC:DIST:69 1191|NUC:DIST:73 1192|MOD:DIST:73|NUC:DIST:74|MOD:DIST:75~76~77 1193|MOD:DIST:76|NUC:DIST:77 1194|NUC:DIST:79 1195|NUC:DIST:85 1196|MOD:DESC:85|NUC:DIST:86 1197|NUC:DIST:90 1198|MOD:DIST:101|MOD:DESC:102|MOD:DIST:103|NUC:DIST:104 1199|MOD:DIST:108|MOD:DIST:109|NUC:DIST:110 1200|MOD:DIST:115|MOD:DESC:116|NUC:DIST:117 1201|NUC:DIST:119 1202|MOD:DIST:122|NUC:DIST:123 1203|MOD:DESC:126|NUC:DIST:127 1204|MOD:DIST:130|NUC:DIST:131 1205|NUC:DIST:133 1206|NUC:DIST:135 1207|MOD:DIST:144|NUC:DIST:145 1208|MOD:DIST:148|NUC:DIST:149|MOD:DIST:150~151~152~153 1209|MOD:DIST:151|MOD:DESC:152|NUC:DESC:153 1210|NUC:DESC:156 1211|MOD:DIST:163|NUC:DIST:164 1212|NUC:DIST:168 1213|MOD:DIST:175|NUC:DIST:176 1214|NUC:DESC:182 1215|MOD:DIST:186|NUC:DESC:187 1216|NUC:DIST:189 1217|NUC:DIST:192 1218|NUC:DIST:194 1219|NUC:DIST:196 1220|MOD:DESC:199|NUC:DIST:200 1221|NUC:DIST:204 1222|NUC:DIST:206|MOD:DIST:207~208~209~210 1223|MOD:DESC:208~209|NUC:DIST:210 1224|NUC:DIST:213 1225|NUC:DIST:218 1226|MOD:DIST:218|NUC:DIST:219 1227|NUC:DIST:220 1228|NUC:DIST:223 1229|MOD:DIST:226|NUC:DIST:227|MOD:DESC:228~229 1230|NUC:DIST:229 1231|NUC:DIST:231 1232|MOD:DIST:235|NUC:DIST:236|MOD:DESC:237~238~239 1233|NUC:DIST:239 1234|MOD:DIST:241|NUC:DIST:242 1235|NUC:DIST:247 1236|MOD:DIST:252|NUC:DIST:253 1237|NUC:DIST:257 1238|NUC:DIST:259 1239|NUC:DIST:264 1240|MOD:DIST:267|NUC:DESC:268 1241|MOD:DIST:276|MOD:DESC:277~278~279|NUC:DIST:280 1242|NUC:DESC:285 1243|MOD:DIST:285|MOD:DIST:286|NUC:DIST:287 1244|NUC:DIST:293 1245|MOD:DIST:298|NUC:DIST:299 1246|NUC:DIST:302 1247|MOD:DIST:308|NUC:DIST:309 1248|NUC:DIST:312 1249|NUC:DIST:316 1250|MOD:DESC:322|NUC:DIST:323 1251|NUC:DIST:325 1252|MOD:DIST:330|NUC:DIST:331 1253|NUC:DIST:332 1254|MOD:DIST:335|NUC:DIST:336 1255|NUC:DIST:337