Aesop's Fables
A
VIPER, entering the
workshop of a
smith, sought from the
tools the means of satisfying his
hunger. He more particularly addressed himself to a
File, and asked of him the favor of a
meal. The File replied, "You must indeed be a
simple-minded fellow if you expect to get anything from me, who am
accustomed to
take from everyone, and never to give anything in return."