Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn,
a farmer one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds.
When he went to examine the net next morning he found a
number of cranes and also a stork.
“Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork,
“for I have eaten none of your corn, nor have I done you any harm. I am a poor
innocent stork, as you may see - a most dutiful bird, I honor my father and mother.
I...”
But the farmer cut him short. “All this may be true
enough, I dare say, but I have caught you with those were destroying my crops,
and you must suffer with the company in which you are found.”
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