The Humming-Bird and the Butterfly

A humming bird met a butterfly, and being pleased with the beauty of its person, and the glory of its wings, made an offer of perpetual friendship.

"I can not think of it," was the reply, " as you once spurned me, and called me a crawling dolt."

"Impossible!" exclaimed the humming-bird. "I always entertained the highest respect for such a beautiful creature as you."

"Perhaps you do now," said the other; but when you insulted me I was a caterpillar. So let me give you a piece of advice: never insult the humble, as they may some day become your superiors."