Panchatantra Foolish Monkey King

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A king keeps a devoted pet monkey as a bodyguard. One day, as the king sleeps, a bee lands on his face; the loyal but witless monkey snatches up a sword to kill the bee and gashes the king instead. Moral: a foolish friend is more dangerous than a wise enemy. — Panchatantra (attrib. Vishnu Sharma)