Aesop's fox

One summer morning, Fox awakens and begins his search for food. His travels take him to a vineyard, where the unreachable grapes are probably sour, and to a conversation with Rooster and Crow, during which flattery first fails but then succeeds. Fox meets--among others--foolish Donkey, wise Boar, vain Leopard, and shrewd Lion. With each meeting, Fox gains wisdom--until at the end of the day, falling asleep in the hollow of a tree, he says, “Time fixes everything.” And so it does.