Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists/Fable CIX
Fab. CIX.
A Fisherman and his Pipe.
A Fisherman that understood Piping better than Netting, set himself down upon the Side of a River, and Touch'd his Flute, but not a Fish came near him. Upon This, he layd down his Pipe and Cast his Net, which brought him up a very Great Draught. The Fish fell a Frisking in the Net, and the Fisherman observing it. What Sotts, are These (says he) that would not Dance when I Play'd to ‘em, and will be Dancing now without Mufique!
The Moral.
There are Certain Rules and Methods for the Doing of All Things in This World; and therefore let Every Man stick to the Bus'ness he Understands, and was brought up to, without making One Prosession Interfere with Another.
REFLEXION.
There is a Proper Time and Season for Every Thing; and Nothing can be more Ridiculous than the Doing of Things without a Due Regard to the Circumstances of Persons, Proportion, Time and Place.