In Aesop's State, which had forests and meadows, rivers and lakes, mountains and seas, Aesop also lived. From the window of his house he watched animals big and small talking, arguing, feasting, being happy and angry. Then he would take his feather, dip it into the ink, and each time a new story would fill the paper. This is how it happened with the Fox and the Stork, who dined together twice. The food was very tasty. But why did one of the two remain fasting each time?