177.The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons

The pigeons, terrified by the appearance of a kite, called on the hawk to defend them. He at once agreed. When they had admitted him into the cote, they found that he made more havoc and slew a larger number of them in one day than the kite could pounce on in a whole year.

Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease.

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