The Fox And The Crane
Aesop Fable: The Fox And The Crane
A fox invited a Crane to supper and provided nothing for
his entertainment but some soup made of pulse, which was
poured out into a broad flat stone dish.
The soup fell out
of the long bill of the Crane at every mouthful, and his
vexation at not being able to eat afforded the Fox much
amusement.
The Crane, in his turn, asked the Fox to sup
with him, and set before her a flagon with a long narrow
mouth, so that he could easily insert his neck and enjoy its
contents at his leisure.
The Fox, unable even to taste it,
met with a fitting requital, after the fashion of her own
hospitality.
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