Once a crow stole a piece of cheese and flew away with it. She sat on the top of a tree. Just then a hungry fox saw it and wanted to get the piece of cheese for himself.
The fox looked up at the craw and said, “Friend, what a lovely bird you are! What a nice black coat you have! Your eyes are bright too. But alas! It is a pity that such a fine bird like you cannot sing.
If only you could do that, you would have been the finest bird in the world.”
These words were too sweet for the silly crow and she wanted to show that she could sing. So she opened her mouth to caw. Down fell the piece of cheese. The fox was full of joy. He picked it up and ran off to the jungle with these words, “I said that the crow was beautiful, but I did not say she was wise”.
Moral: A close mouth goes with a wise head.
The fox looked up at the craw and said, “Friend, what a lovely bird you are! What a nice black coat you have! Your eyes are bright too. But alas! It is a pity that such a fine bird like you cannot sing.
If only you could do that, you would have been the finest bird in the world.”
These words were too sweet for the silly crow and she wanted to show that she could sing. So she opened her mouth to caw. Down fell the piece of cheese. The fox was full of joy. He picked it up and ran off to the jungle with these words, “I said that the crow was beautiful, but I did not say she was wise”.
Moral: A close mouth goes with a wise head.
