Aesop's Fables

the wolf and_the kid

a kid was perched up on_the top of a house, and looking down saw a wolf passing under him . immediately he began to revile and attack his enemy .` murderer and thief,' he cried, ` what do_you here near honest folks' houses ? how dare you make an appearance where your vile deeds are known ? '

` curse away, my young friend,' said the wolf .

` it_is easy to_be brave from a safe distance .'