The Fowler And The Viper
Aesop Fable: The Fowler And The Viper
A fowler, taking his bird-lime and his twigs, went out to
catch birds. Seeing a thrush sitting upon a tree, he wished
to take it, and fitting his twigs to a proper length, watched
intently, having his whole thoughts directed towards the
sky. While thus looking upwards, he unknowingly trod
upon a Viper asleep just before his feet.
The Viper, turning
about, stung him, and falling into a swoon, the man said
to himself, "Woe is me! That while I purposed to hunt another,
I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death."
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