The Fox And The Crow
Aesop Fable: The Fox And The Crow
A crow having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and
held it in her beak. A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess
the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded. "How
handsome is the Crow," he exclaimed, in the beauty of her
shape and in the fairness of her complexion! Oh, if her voice
were only equal to her beauty, she would deservedly be
considered the Queen of Birds!" This he said deceitfully;
but the Crow, anxious to refute the reflection cast upon
her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh. The Fox
quickly picked it up, and thus addressed the Crow: "My
good Crow, your voice is right enough, but your wit is wanting."
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