The Lamb and the Wolf
by Aesop
A WOLF pursued a Lamb, which fled for refuge to a certain temple. The Wolf called out to him and said: The Priest will slay you in sacrifice, if he should catch you;
on which the Lamb replied: It would be better for me to be sacrificed in the Temple than to be eaten by you.
Moral:
It is safer to be among friends than enemies.
Source:
Aesop's FablesCopyright 1881
Translator: unknown
WM. L. Allison, New York
Illustrator: Harrison Weir, John Tenniel, Ernest Griset, et.al.