Aesop's Fables-The Crow and the Fox

 Aesop's Fables - The Crow and the Fox

The Crow and the Fox

   Once a fox saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.

"That's for me," said the fox, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. 

"Good Day, Mistress Crow," the fox cried. "How well you are looking today; how glossy your feathers; how bright your eyes."

   The clever fox continued, "I feel sure your voice must surpass that of the 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."

   Then 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, and that was to be caught and grabbed by the Fox.

   "That will do," said the Fox. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of free advice for the future:"Do not trust flatterers."

Moral of the Story: Don't trust the flatterers.

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