The Farmer and the StorkA FARMER placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a number of Cranes, which came to pick up his seed With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly beseeching the Farmer to spare his life ``Pray save me, Master, he said, and let me go free this once My broken limb should excite your pity. Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent character; and see how I love and slave for my father and mother Look too, at my feathers they are not the least like those of a Crane The Farmer laughed aloud and said, ``It may be all as you say, I only know this: I have taken you with these robbers, the Cranes, and you must die in their company Birds of a feather flock together.
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