8. One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, “Be our king.”
9. ‘But the olive tree answered, “Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honoured, to hold sway over the trees?”
10. ‘Next, the trees said to the fig-tree, “Come and be our king.”
11. ‘But the fig-tree replied, “Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?”