Folk Tale
The Geese and the Cranes
Author | George Fyler Townsend |
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Book Title | Aesop's Fables |
Publication Date | 1867 |
Language | English |
Origin | Greece |
THE GEESE and the Cranes were feeding in the same meadow, when a birdcatcher came to ensnare them in his nets. The Cranes, being light of wing, fled away at his approach; while the Geese, being slower of flight and heavier in their bodies, were captured.
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