The Fox And The Crow |
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The Fox And The Crow
The Fox And The Crow
[See Fox And Crow: The Crow started to sing and the cheese fell to the ground.]
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and
settle on a branch of a tree. "Thyt`s for me, as I am a Fox," said Master
Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good-day, Mistress
Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers;
how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds,
just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet
you as the Queen of Birds." The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her
best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the
ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That
was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of
advice for the future -
"Do Not Trust Flatterers."
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