A hungry crow, steals a fried dumpling, from an old lady, who sells dumplings by the road. The Crow, picks a fried dumpling from her lot and flies of to a distant tree, to enjoy its stolen treat.
A fox that passes by, spots the crow with the fried dumpling in its beak. The delectable smell of the deep-fried dumpling makes the Fox's mouth water. The fox schemes to loot the dumpling from the crow, right under its nose.
With a thorough plan on its mind, the fox walks towards the crow. It sits under the tree and goes "Hello Crow, you look so regal, perched on top of this tree, your coat shines like its been polished with silver" The Crow smiles, but holds the dumpling and nods a thank you in the fox's direction. The fox not giving up, pursues " If you look so beautiful in appearance, I wonder how beautiful your voice is. Can you sing a song for me with your beautiful voice?"
The Crow blushing parts its beak to crow loudly. The dumpling drops, the fox catches it with its mouth, gobbles it up and runs away. The crow could do nothing but cry in disappointment.
Moral: Don't give into flattery.
Alternate ending: When the fox coaxes the crow to sing, the crow, hold the dumpling in its claws, sings a lengthy song and gets back to finishing its delicacy.
Moral 1: Flattery is not the formula for success.
Moral 2: Think before you act.
P. S: This story with an unwritten record before blogging, had been simply passed on through generations by word-of-mouth - the best form of advertising to make an idea live-on forever. They also say, when you look at the moon on a full moon day, you can still see the old lady, frying dumplings under the tree and the crow.
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