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SOmetime the most part of birds went to the Owle, and desired hir no longer to abyde in holes of houses, but rather in the boughes of trées where is swéeter singing. And incontinent∣ly they shewed hir a yong Oke newe sprong vp, smal and tender, where shée might sit very softly, and build hir nest: shée would not agrée thereto, but gaue them counsell not to credite the yong plant, for it would beare in time to come, birde∣lime, which would be their destruction. They be∣ing
a light kinde of birds and often flitting, despi∣sed the good counsell of the Owle: but when the Oke was growen, it was brode & full of boughs: then the Birdes togither did flie amongste the boughes, there they tooke their pleasure, hopped vp and downe, played and song togither. In the meane time the Oke broughte forthe Birdlime. Then the small birdes all too late repented, that they refused that holsome counsell: and this is the cause (men say) why al birds, assone as they sée ye Owle, come clustering about hir, folow hir, sitte about hir and flie with hir, for they remembring that counsell, accounte hir wise, and come aboute hir by flockes, that they might learne wisedome and knowledge of hir.
MOR Despise not the counsell of him that gi∣ueth it a right.