Beware of enemies.
24 Of the Dolphin and the Eele.
A Certayne Dolphin finding an Eele in the sea, pursued after hir, whome when he had often caught, but could not holde, bicause of hir slipperinesse, he was wonderfull sory. But the Eele béeing disposed to mocke him, and thereby to escape, spake craftily to the Dolphin: I am sorie for thée, that thou arte too muche wéeried and gréeued with swimming after me, but thy labour is loste: for in the deepe waters thou shalt neuer take me, but goe with me into the mudde, and thou shalte haue me at thy pleasure. The foolishe Dolphin béeing in a chafe, and also gréedie of hys pray, began to swim after hir: in∣tending vtterly to destroy hir: when the Ele had