Fable 103 - The Hind and the Vine

A hind, pursued by huntsmen, hid herself under some vines. Since these vines were a little overgrown, she though that she was
perfectly hidden and she began to nibble at the vine leaves. As the leaves rustled, the huntsmen, who had returned, though rightly
that they had their quarry hidden beneath the vines. They killed the hind with a chance arrow aimed into the leaves. She was pierced
to the heart, and as she expired she spoke these words:
‘I have only myself to blame; for I ought not to have damaged that which could have saved me.’

This fable shows that those who do harm to their benefactors are punished by God.