THE SWALLOW and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter." Fair weather friends are not worth much.
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Author: Aesop
Translated into English
by George Fyler Townsend - 1867
Source: Aesop's Fables (nr. 024)
Based on Χελιδὼν καὶ κορώνη περὶ κάλλους φιλονεικοῦσαι
Country of origin: Greece
The Swallow and the Crow
Aesop / George Fyler Townsend
