Aesopica

An over-excited jackdaw goes out of his league, and pays the price.

A jackdaw is a member of the crow family, with a little silver sheen to the back of its head. It is not one of the larger crows, but in this story, a jackdaw’s envy leads him to forget that.

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It’s hard when messed-up people treat you badly, but if you take it personally it only makes it worse.

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An affectionate father came up with an imaginative way to get his sons to work on the farm.

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It’s easier to change how you look than to hide who you are.

Originally, this story was about a weasel, an animal which the ancient Greeks kept for pest control in the way we keep cats. Modern Greek versions of this story make it a story about a cat, as did Victorian storyteller Joseph Jacobs.

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A valuable lesson when dealing with practised liars.

If you are going to tell outrageous fibs, it is a good idea to do it when there is no one around to contradict you.

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Don’t get greedy when things are going well.

THE story of a man whose impatience and greed cost him everything.

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