Fable 107 - The Kid and the Wolf Who Played the Flute

A kid, lagging behind the rest of the flock, was being pursued by a wolf. He turned round and said to it:
‘I know, wolf, that I am destined to be your meal; but so that I do not die without honour,
play the flute and let me do a dance.’
While the wolf played and the kid danced, some hounds came running up at the din and gave chase to the wolf. The latter,
turning to the kid, said:
‘It is only what I deserve, for being a butcher it is not my job to be a piper.’

Thus, when one does something without considering the circumstances, one loses even that which is already within one’s grasp.