A _Mouse_ and a _Kite_.
A Simple _Mouse_ had the Fortune to be near at hand when a _Kite_ was
taken in a Net. The _Kite_ begg’d of her to try if she could help her
out. The _Mouse_ Gnaw’d a Hole in’t, and set her at Liberty; and the
_Kite_ Eat up the _Mouse_ for her Pains.
The MORAL.
_Save a Thief from the Gallows and he’ll Cut your Throat._