#reynard cycle

[gennsoup]

"When has the bear or the wolf ever performed such noble service? They know well enough how to disguise and shield themselves, to steal and to rob, and to eat fat morsels and fill their bellies. They think it just and lawful that petty thieves who steal hens and chickens should be hanged, whereas they, who steal cows, oxen, and horses, go free as lords."

James Simpson (trans.), Reynard the Fox

[gennsoup]

"An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well."

Reynard the Fox

[ysengrm]