 A husbandman tilling the fields with his new , untrained oxen is made furious by their wrecking of the land . In his anger he makes the rash oath that the wolf " mot have you all at anis ! [ may , at once ] " . However , the wolf is lying nearby with the fox , and , overhearing it , promises to make him stay true to his word . Eventually the oxen calm down , but on the way back home the wolf jumps into their path . The wolf asks where the husbandman is driving them , since they are not his , to which he confirms that they are and asks why he is being stopped since he never offended the wolf before . The wolf reminds the husbandman of his earlier declaration , to which he replies that a man may say things that do not mean anything . They argue , and the husbandman reproaches the wolf for not having a witness ; in response , he produces the fox . The creature takes it upon himself to mediate the dispute , and takes each aside in turn . To the husbandman he says that he would lend his expertise to help him were it not for the " grit coist and expence " of doing so ; the husbandman offers him half a dozen of the fattest hens he has , to which the fox acedes and goes off . To the wolf he says that the husbandman has offered an unparalleled block of cheese in exchange for him dropping the case . 
 A husbandman tilling the fields with his new , untrained oxen is made furious by their wrecking of the land . In his anger he <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>makes</mark></a> the rash oath that the wolf " mot <a href='got' title='2'><mark>have</mark></a> you all at anis ! [ may , at once ] " . However , the wolf is lying nearby with the fox , and , overhearing it , <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>promises</mark></a> to make him stay true to his word . Eventually the oxen calm down , but on the way back home the wolf <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>jumps</mark></a> into their path . The wolf <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>asks</mark></a> where the husbandman is driving them , since they <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>not</mark></a>his , to which he <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>confirms</mark></a> that they are and <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>asks</mark></a> why he is being stopped since he never offended <a href='None' title='10'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>wolf</mark></a> before . The wolf <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>reminds</mark></a> the husbandman of his earlier declaration , to which he <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>replies</mark></a> that a man may say things <a href='null_relcl' title='14'><mark>that</mark></a>do not mean <a href='negative_concord' title='15'><mark>anything</mark></a> . They argue , and the husbandman <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>reproaches</mark></a> the wolf for not having <a href='None' title='17'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='18'><mark>witness</mark></a> ; in response , he <a href='uninflect' title='19'><mark>produces</mark></a> the fox . The creature <a href='uninflect' title='20'><mark>takes</mark></a> it upon himself to mediate the dispute , and <a href='uninflect' title='21'><mark>takes</mark></a> each aside in turn . To the husbandman he <a href='uninflect' title='22'><mark>says</mark></a> that he would lend his expertise to help him <a href='negative_concord' title='23'><mark>were</mark></a> it <a href='negative_concord' title='24'><mark>not</mark></a>for <a href='None' title='25'><mark>the</mark></a>" grit <a href='negative_concord' title='26'><mark>coist</mark></a> and expence " of doing so ; the husbandman <a href='uninflect' title='27'><mark>offers</mark></a> him half a dozen of the fattest hens he <a href='uninflect' title='28'><mark>has</mark></a> , to which the fox acedes and <a href='uninflect' title='29'><mark>goes</mark></a> off . To the wolf he <a href='uninflect' title='30'><mark>says</mark></a> that the husbandman <a href='been_done' title='31'><mark>has</mark></a> offered an unparalleled block of cheese in exchange for him dropping the case . 
A husbandman tilling the fields with his new , untrained oxen is made furious by their wrecking of the land . In his anger he make da rash oath that tdawolf " mot got y'all at anis ! [ may , at once ] " . However , thdaolf is lying nearby witt thedax , and , overhearing it , promise to make him stay true to his word . Eventually the oxen calm down , but on the way back home the wolf jump into their path . The wolf ask where the husbandman is drivin them , since they ain't his , to which he confirm dat they r and ask y he is being stopped since he never offended no wolf before . The wolf remind the husbandman of his earlier declaration , to which he reply that a man may say things do not mean nothin . They argue , and the husbandman reproach the wolf for not havin no witness ; in response , he produce the fox . The creature take it upon himself to mediate the dispute , and take each aside in turn . To the dabandman he say tdathe would lend his expertise to help em ain't it fir " grit no coist and expence " of doing soo ; the husbandman offer him half a dozen of the fattest hens he have , to which the fox acedes and go offf . To the wda he say that the husbandman done offered an unparalleled block of cheese in exchange for him droppin the case .