AT ONE TIME the Horse had the plain entirely1 to himself. Then a

　　Stag intruded2 into his domain3 and shared his pasture. The Horse,

　　desiring to revenge himself on the stranger, asked a man if he

　　were willing to help him in punishing the Stag. The man replied

　　that if the Horse would receive a bit in his mouth and agree to

　　carry him, he would contrive4 effective weapons against the Stag.

　　The Horse consented and allowed the man to mount him. From that

　　hour he found that instead of obtaining revenge on the Stag, he

　　had enslaved himself to the service of man.