Lafontaine Renard Bouc

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(Le Renard et le Bouc) A fox and a goat descend a well to drink; trapped, the cunning fox persuades the goat to brace itself so the fox can climb out on its horns, then leaves it below with advice to think before it acts. Moral: look before you leap, and beware the counsel of the cornered. — Jean de La Fontaine