An Ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along in

　　the stream. A Dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river a

　　small bough1, by means of which the Ant gained the shore. The Ant

　　afterward, seeing a man with a fowling-piece aiming at the Dove, stung

　　him in the foot sharply, and made him miss his aim, and so saved the

　　Dove's life.

　　"Little friends may prove great friends."