Aesop’s Fables
            The Fox and the Crow

            A Fox once 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, 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 to-day: 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.’