“131st story”
I remember when I was in the third grade of primary school, there was a poem in our book;
A raven saw a piece of cheese, grabbed it with her beak, flew away, and sat on a tree branch.
The clever fox was passing by and saw the shape of cheese, and of course, he wanted to have that.
The artful fox approached the tree and said to the raven: “Wow, I am amazed by your black feathers. There is no colour higher than black. If you could sing too, I believe you would be the most beautiful bird in the world.”
The raven became senseless of all those incredible compliments and decided to sing for the fox to prove to him that she was the number one of all kinds of birds.
The raven opened her beak and started to croak. The cheese fell off her beak into the fox’s mouth. The fox ate the cheese, laughed, and ran away.
The fox deceived the raven, and all those tributes were to own the cheese.
It was too late for the crow to regret as the cheese was gone.
We never saw a fox trying to steal cheese from a raven, but we saw hundreds of people, governments, companies, and …, trying to deceive us in many different ways to manipulate us. That story reminds us not to be a fool and to be careful.
Thanks for sharing!!! Laleh this is a creative and wise story. The fox had an agenda in those flirty words. Cheese.
Thanks sweetheart, your comment means a lot.
You are welcome 🤗
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Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.
Thanks dear.🌹
It is an excellent tale, with a meaning worth heeding
That’s very kind of you dear.❤️🌹
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A wise story and a wise girl who learned a good lesson. 🙂
😂 You’re so kind.❤️
Thanks dear.🌹
Nicely penned. and loved your point of the moral at the end.
Love you.❤️
Perhaps the fox turned out to be lactose intolerant. We can only hope. 🙂
😂😂😂 we always hope for the best.😂😂😂 thanks joy dear.🌹❤️
True factual.
Most of us have experienced in our lives.
True, we need to be careful and teach our generations. If they lesson.😂 thanks dear.❤️
When unwarranted praise comes, you know it is the fox 🙂
So true, thanks so much Sunith dear.🌹
Lol, you are right.
I know this story from my childhood days too, and I also think of it very often since some years, facing the false games politicians etc. are playing on us…
That’s very interesting, others said they had it in school from different countries. Wow, so nice.
use
manipulate
sometimes
just like
force
is needed
to get the simple
basics
done
and yet despite
that fact
nobody
wants
to be the fool
due to simple pure vanity
see?
Nice, you create poem while talking. That’s cool.
An important life lesson told through a simple story.
You are amazing.
So are you, my dear 🙂
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poor raven…Thank you for sharing this tale it teach us not to be stupid
Lol, simply true. Thank you dear.
So many people have an agenda and it’s all for themselves. This is such a great post! I remember reading that in school and to my daughter.
Awww, that’s so amazing so you are fimiliar with it too. It is very important to choose what to teach kids in school subjects. Thanks for sharing dear.
A powerful and very poignant article …loved your analogy…💙🌏
What a beautiful comment dear Ivor, means a lot.
Always my pleasure Laleh
Pleasure is mine dear.
Beautiful pieces
Thanks dear.🌹
Hey Laleh, how are you?
Who’d have thought a wily fox outsmarted a cunning Raven?
Another succinct story greatly enjoyed, thank you. The message is clear: flattery, unless sincere, is just deception and illusion. None of us should be so easily fooled but all too frequently we are. But there is always hope that we live and learn and don’t fall for the rhetoric of those that seek only to fool us with deceit again.
I very much enjoyed the image of the story book and the photographs accompanying the tale. Thanks for posting!
Hoping all is well. Enjoy a wonderful weekend. Take care,
DN
Hi Dewin dear. It’s always wonderful to read your beautifully pinned comments. I always visit your blog and enjoy your posts and am too little to write a comment compare to yours. Much appreciate it. Have a nice weekend.🌹🌷
Thank you Laleh. It’s a pleasure to read and enjoy your stories, parables, and apologues. I also appreciate you visiting my blog – I see the Canadian flag in WP and often wonder if you’d come by. Thank you for doing so.
I think the U.K is due to be hit hard by another storm, so the weekend may well prove to be a wash-out. Still, every cloud has a silver-lining, and if I can’t get outdoors then I’ll have the perfect excuse to stay in an do a little writing! 😀
Take care of one and all,
DN
Seems like this year the weather wasn’t delightful. It’s nice to write with any excuses.😂
Indeed it is Laleh: the weather outside may be miserable but we can always dream of sunshine 😀
Have a pleasant weekend,
DN
True.🌹❤️
Take care,
Namaste 🙏
DN
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Vanity!
There are so many “ foxes” wise to be alert.
Thank you Laleh. Love your stories 💜
Means a lot my dear friend.🌹
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Well done!
Thanks Ankur dear.🌹
This is one of Aesop’s Fables which was written sometime in 1st century of the Common Era. The idea is too old but even today it is still relevant.
Isn’t it amazing that so many of us around the world have heard it somehow. Thanks dear.🌷
Anche nella nostra cultura letteraria esiste questa favola.
Ma chi veramente ruba è il potere degli uomini su altri uomini.
Wow, I’m so amazed. Thanks dear.🌹
Well-crafted illustration! Sadly, the world needs to keep a watchful our for the cunning and sly “foxes” who lurk in the shadows.c
It’s so unfortunate but true. Appreciate your comment dear.🌹
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
AND PRIDE—IS EASILY DECEIVED BY FLATTERY!
Thanks for reblogging.❤️
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Another good story and lesson for everyone, Laleh.
Appreciate your kindness Janet.❤️
Good day ma’am , Do you have an insta or fb id for your page ?
Hi John, sure my Instagram is avoicefromiran
And my Facebook is Laleh Chini
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