The Lion and the Boar

On a Summer day, when the great
heat induced a general thirst
among the beasts, a Lion and a
Boar came at the same moment to a
small well to drink. They
fiercely disputed which of them
should drink first, and were soon
engaged in the agonies of a
mortal combat. When they stopped
suddenly to catch their breath
for a fiercer renewal of the
fight, they saw some Vultures
waiting in the distance to feast
on the one that should fall
first. They at once made up their