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.”
moral : People are judged by the company they keep.
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