A deer who was being pursued by hunters hid under a grapevine. When the hunters had passed by, she turned her head and began to eat the leaves of the vine.
One of the hunters turned and when he saw the deer, he hurled his javelin and struck her.
As she was dying, the deer groaned to herself, 'It serves me right, since I injured the vine that saved me!'
This fable can used against people who are punished by God for having harmed their benefactors.
Moral
Impulse diminishes caution, putting our lives at risk.
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