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The Dove and the Crow
| Title | The Dove and the Crow |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Περιστερὰ καὶ κορώνη |
| Original Author | Αἴσωπος |
| Original ID | trans-4687.xml |
| Book Author | George Fyler Townsend |
| Chapter Nr. | 248 |
| Language code | eng |
A DOVE shut up in a cage was boasting of the large number of young ones which she had hatched. A Crow hearing her, said: "My good friend, cease from this unseasonable boasting. The larger the number of your family, the greater your cause of sorrow, in seeing them shut up in this prison-house."
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