One day a fox come across a crow who was perched on a branch with a piece of cheese in its beak. Immediately, the fox began to consider how he might obtain it for himself.
'You have everything; strength, beauty, wisdom!' he said flatteringly to the bird. 'If you only a beautiful voice, then you would be perfect.'
Not wishing the fox to think that it did not have a fine voice, the crow began to sing. Of course the piece of cheese fell from its beak and the fox claimed it at once . 'Your most serious problem,'laughed the fox, 'is that you have more vanity than intelligence!'
Moral : Beware of flatterers.
Words Meanings
perched sitting or resting on something
cheese a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard
wisdom the ability to make sensible decision and give good advice
flatter to say nice things about somebody often in a way that is not sincere
vanity to much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievments
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