A Man came into a Wood one day with an axe in his
hand, and begged all the Trees to give him a small branch
which he wanted for a particular purpose. The Trees were
good-natured and gave him one of their branches. What
did the Man do but fix it into the axe head, and soon set
to work cutting down tree after tree. Then the Trees saw
how foolish they had been in giving their enemy the
means of destroying themselves.
Moral Lesson: Then the Trees saw
how foolish they had been in giving their enemy the
means of destroying themselves.
―
Aesop
