A stag overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing hisown shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the sizeand variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for havingsuch slender and weak feet. While he was thus contemplatinghimself, a lion appeared at the pool and crouched1 to spring uponhim. The stag immediately took to flight, and exerting hisutmost speed, as long as the plain was smooth and open kepthimself easily at a safe distance from the lion. But entering awood he became entangled2 by his horns, and the lion quickly cameup to him and caught him. When too late, he thus reproachedhimself: "Woe3 is me! how I have deceived myself! these feet whichwould have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlerswhich have proved my destruction." 
What is most truly valuable is often underrated. 