A _Swan_ and a _Goose_.
The Master of a House brought up a _Swan_ and a _Goose_ both together;
The One for his Ear, the Other for his Belly. He gave Orders for the
Goose to be Taken up, and Dress’d for Dinner. But the Place was so Dark,
that the Cook took One for T’other. This Mistake had Cost the _Swan_ her
Life, if she had not Sung in That very Instant, and discover’d her self;
by which Means she both sav’d her Life, and Express’d her Nature.
The MORAL.
_A Man cannot be too Careful of what he does, where the Life of any
Creature is in Question._