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The Oxen and the Butchers.

The Oxen, once on a time, sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiceda trade destructive to their race. They assembled on a certain day tocarry out their purpose, and sharpened their horns for the contest. Oneof them, an exceedingly old one (for many a field had he ploughed), thusspoke: "These Butchers, it is true, slaughter us, but they do so withskillful hands, and with no unnecessary pain. If we get rid of them, weshall fall into the hands of unskillful operators, and thus suffer adouble death; for you may be assured that, though all the Butchersshould perish, yet will men never want beef."

Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another.

From Aesop's Fables