"THE CRANE AND THE CROW ." Aesop's Fables, Intaglio Etching on Paper, 5 inch by 7 inch

"THE CRANE AND THE CROW ." Aesop's Fables, Intaglio Etching on Paper, 5 inch by 7 inch 2014.

THE CRANE AND THE CROW

Throughout history raven and crows have been attributed with supernatural qualities.

A crane and a crow had made a mutual pledge, agreeing that the crane was to defend the crow from other birds, while the crow would use her powers of prophecy to warn the crane about future events. These two birds often went to the farmer’s field and ate his crops. When the farmer saw what was happening to his field, he was angry, and said to his son, “Give me a stone”. The crow forewarned the crane, and they wisely made their escape .Another day, the crow again heard the farmer asking for a stone and warned the crane again. The man understood that the crow was able to predict what was happening. He whispered to his son quietly, “When I say, ‘give me some bread’, I really want you to give me a stone.' “

The next day Crow and Crane were happily eating the farmer’s crop, the farmer told the boy to “give him some bread”, and so the boy gave him a stone. The farmer threw the stone at the crane and hurt both his legs. The injured crane said to the crow, 'What has become of your gift of prophecies? Why didn't you warn me that this was going to happen? The crow said to the crane, “it is not my fault. Humans are always deceptive, since they say one thing and do another!”

Moral of Aesop’s Fable: Don’t be seduced by deceptive words, they will nothing cause nothing but trouble.