abatwhofelluponthegroundandwascaughtbyaweaselpleaded　tobesparedhislife.theweaselrefused,sayingthathewasby　aturetheenemyofallbirds.thebatassuredhimthathewas　otabird,butamouse,andthuswassetfree.shortly　afterwardsthebatagainfelltothegroundandwascaughtby　anotherweasel,whomhelikewiseentreatednottoeathim.the　weaselsaidthathehadaspecialhostilitytomice.thebat　assuredhimthathewasnotamouse,butabat,andthusasecond　timeescaped.itiswisetoturncircumstancestogoodaccount.