[Read more…] about The Lark Burying Her FatherA Lark found no place to bury her father and so used her head. This is why the Lark now has a crest.
Youth’s first duty is reverence to parents.
The Jackdaw and The Fox
[Read more…] about The Jackdaw and The FoxDon’t deceive yourself. A Fox sees a jackdaw waiting for food from a tree with early fruit on it. The Fox tells the daw it is waiting in vain.
Don’t deceive yourself.
The Two Bags
[Read more…] about The Two BagsMen are born with two bags; one in front carrying neighbor’s faults and one behind carrying their own faults.
Men see other’s faults but not their own.
The Ass and His Purchaser
[Read more…] about The Ass and His PurchaserA man wanted to purchase an Ass and took him home for a trial. The Ass befriended the most idle of those the man already owned. Bye, bye Ass.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
The Fox, The Cock, and The Dog
[Read more…] about The Fox, The Cock, and The DogA Dog is hiding in a hole in a tree. A cock is in the tree crowing. A fox hears and comes for a meal. Surprise!
Cunning often outwits itself.
The Hawk and The Nightingale
[Read more…] about The Hawk and The NightingaleA nightingale gets caught by a hawk and pleas for life because he is such a small bit of a meal. Too bad. Yum, yum.
A bird caught is better than more uncaught.