A Soldier refused to fight; not wanting to be eaten by Crows.
Chambry (A Cowardly Man and The Crows)
Note: The Chambry collection is published in Greek. AI was used to translate the Greek to this text:
A cowardly man was going out to war. But when the crows cried out, he set down his weapons and sat still; then, picking them up again, he set out once more, and when they cried out again, he stopped, and finally he said: “You may cry out as loudly as you can; but you will not taste me.”
This fable concerns those who are exceedingly cowardly.
How do you think an AI might simplify this fable? Here is one answer, and the illustration above was made from this simplification:
A timid man set out to battle but was frightened by the cawing of crows. Each time they called, he halted, trembling. At last, he told the birds they could scream all they wished, for he would never fall in combat and become their meal. Yet his fear kept him from ever moving forward.
Moral
Those who are too fearful often pretend courage with words, but their actions betray their cowardice.
Perry. #245