Fable
The Farmer and The Cranes
Some Cranes saw a farmer plowing a large
field. When the work of plowing was done, they patiently watched him sow the
seed. It was their feast, they thought.
So,
as soon as the Farmer had finished planting and had gone home, down they flew
to the field, and began to eat as fast as they could.
The
Farmer, of course, knew the Cranes and their ways. He had had experience with
such birds before. He soon returned to the field with a sling. But he did not
bring any stones with him. He expected to scare the Cranes just by swinging the
sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them.
At
first the Cranes flew away in great terror. But they soon began to see that
none of them ever got hurt. They did not even hear the noise of stones whizzing
through the air, and as for words, they would kill nobody. At last, they paid
no attention whatever to the Farmer.
The
Farmer saw that he would have to take other measures. He wanted to save at
least some of his grain. So, he loaded his sling with stones and killed several
of the Cranes. This had the effect the Farmer wanted, for from that day the
Cranes visited his field no more.
Moral
- Bluff and threatening words are of little value with
rascals.
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