The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat

by Aesop

THE DOLPHINS and the Whales were at war with one another, and the Sprat stepped in and endeavored to separate them. But one of the Dolphins cried out: We would rather perish in the contest, than be reconciled by you.

Source:

Aesop's Fables
Copyright 1881
Translator: unknown
WM. L. Allison, New York
Illustrator: Harrison Weir, John Tenniel, Ernest Griset, et.al.