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.