Tame Pigeons thought more of themselves than captured wild Pigeons.
Chambry (The Bird-catcher and the wild and tame doves)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
A bird-catcher, having spread his nets, enticed the tame doves. Then, withdrawing himself, he waited from a distance to see what would happen. When some wild doves approached these tame ones and became entangled in the snares, he ran up trying to seize them. The wild doves blamed the tame ones, saying that since they were of the same kind, they had not warned them of the trap. But the tame doves, replying with a sigh, said, “But for us, it is better to guard our masters’ interests than to please our kin.”
In this way, among servants, those are not to be blamed who, out of love for their own masters, fall away from the friendship of their own relatives.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
The Tame and Wild Doves
Once, a bird-catcher set his nets and waited in hiding. The tame doves, who lived with men, gathered calmly. When the wild doves flew down to join them, they were caught in the snares. The wild doves cried out, scolding the tame ones for not warning them. But the tame doves replied, “We would rather stay loyal to our masters than betray them for the sake of family.”
Moral
Loyalty to duty may cost the favor of kin, but it keeps faith with those who depend on us.
Perry. #238