A Cicada refused to come down when a Fox tried to trick it.
Chambry (The Cicada and the Fox)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
A cicada was singing on a certain tall tree. The fox, wishing to eat him, devised this plan. Standing directly opposite, she marveled at his sweet voice and urged him to come down, saying that she longed to see how large a creature made such a sound. But he, suspecting her ambush, plucked a leaf and dropped it. As she ran toward it, thinking it was the cicada, he said: “Ah, you are mistaken if you supposed I would come down. Ever since I saw cicada wings in fox droppings, I have kept watch against foxes.”
This shows that the misfortunes of others make wise people cautious.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Clever Cicada and the Sly Fox
A cicada sat high in a tree, singing his bright song. A fox below pretended to admire him, begging him to come down so she could see such a wondrous creature. But the cicada, remembering that foxes often eat cicadas, dropped a leaf instead. When the fox leapt for it, he called out that he had learned caution from seeing cicada wings in fox droppings.
Moral
The wise learn from the fate of others and avoid danger.
Perry. #241