The Wolf and the Lamb
Jean de La Fontaine
Might makes right:
We shall see that in a moment.
A Lamb was quenching his thirst
In a clear stream.
A hungry Wolf, seeking adventure, came adrift
To this place drawn by a hunger scream.
What makes you so bold as to muddy my drink?
Said the enraged animal:
You will be punished for your audacity.
“Sire,” replied the Lamb, “may Your Majesty
Not be an angry fink;
But rather consider normal
That I am quenching my thirst away
In the stream,
More than twenty paces below You,
And consequently, in no way,