A SNAKE DWELLS IN A HOLE AT THE FARMER'S THRESHOLD AND IS TOLERATED UNTIL HIS SON ACCIDENTALLY STEPS ON IT AND IS BITTEN AND KILLED. THE ENRAGED FATHER THEN CHASES THE SNAKE WITH AN AXE AND CUTS OFF ITS TAIL. WHEN HE LATER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE HIS PEACE WITH THE SNAKE, IT REFUSES ON THE GROUNDS THAT NEITHER OF THEM WILL EVER FORGET THEIR MUTUAL INJURIES. SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME STORY APPEARS IN THE NEO-LATIN POEMS BY HIERONYMUS OSIUS[3] AND PANTALEON CANDIDUS.[4]; THE SNAKE AND THE FARMER IS A FABLE ATTRIBUTED TO AESOP; Israels war against everyone ??