A STAG asked a Sheep to lend him a measure of wheat, and said that the Wolf would be his surety. —
The Sheep, fearing some fraud was intended, excused herself, saying, “The Wolf is accustomed to seize what he wants and to run off; —
and you, too, can quickly outstrip me in your rapid flight. —
How then shall I be able to find you, when the day of payment comes?’
Two blacks do not make one white.