(This is one smart fox.)
The Fox and the Crow
Aesop’s Fables
Translated by George Fyler Townsend
A CROW having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it in her beak. A Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem succeeded.
“How handsome is the Crow,” he exclaimed, “in the beauty of her shape and in the fairness of her complexion! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she would deservedly be considered the Queen of Birds!”
This he said deceitfully; but the Crow, anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the flesh.
The Fox quickly picked it up, and thus addressed the Crow: “My good Crow, your voice is right enough, but your wit is wanting.”
(Your wit is wanting!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!! I love that.)
The moral for foxes is, crows are stupid and they can’t sing.
The moral for crows is, watch out for foxes! They’re going to get the meat every time.
February 7, 2008 at 11:21 am
I especially like that one when you read it Foxy, because you do the fox’s voice just right. My favourite part is when the fox tells the crow his wit is wanting! Ha ha ha ha ha!
February 7, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Posted by Shagatha’s Personal Assistant
Shagatha is suspiciouso of this tale and its impossibly erudite fox. It is a well-documented fact that crows are the most intelligent among avians; some say more intelligent than canines. Foxes are not even canines, but “canids” which are closer akin to felines, who, we are told have half the intellectual capacity of canines.
As an interesting aside, Shagatha is wondering why fox is wasting his precious yiffing season on parables — he only has 3 weeks left:
Yiffing occurs sometime in January — Feburary. The main determining factor is daylight hours, and timing so that the kits arrive in early spring. The actual yiffing itself typically takes 15 — 20 minutes and is a noisy affair, being accompanied by much vocalization. The window of opportunity is narrow, no more than four days, and if missed, no kits until next year.
February 7, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Oh my goodness, Foxy!!! I don’t know what yiffing is, but it sounds fun, so you’d better hurry if you want to get any of those kits.
And speaking of which, I’m on my way back home now because I was getting super-lonely on Elgin Street. I’ll just wait at home until you’re all ready to go, too. I guess it was kind of consumptious of me to get all ooooo…I’m going to get a hotel….
February 7, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I think Foxy’s multi-tasking. He can yiff and parablize smiletaneously, right Foxy?
February 7, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Oh yes Chaisey. And what’s more, most modern foxes does their yiffin’ via the Interweb nowadays. But I don’t pay no attention to Shaggala anyways.
February 8, 2008 at 7:48 am
Posted by Shagatha’s Personal Assistant
One needn’t be Shagatha to know that yiffing cannot be accomplished via the internet. “Modern foxes” indeed. It is now apparent to Shagatha that our young Foxy is all yap and no yiff. As something of an expert in matters of geneology (as the unravelled Zoom puts it), Shagatha is willing to find a professional yiff-vixen to introduce Foxy to the delights of the den, to pluck his ginger cherry, to deflower his furry, red heinie. Whaddya say, Fox?
February 8, 2008 at 8:10 am
Morning Shags! How are you today, ya soggy old cow?
February 8, 2008 at 10:13 am
Posted by Shagatha’s Personal Assistant
Shagatha isn’t sure she likes your tone, Fox, but she will forgive it, under the circumstances. The sooner young foxes are initiated into the calming effects of yiffing, the sooner these sorts of hostilities subside
February 8, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Soggy old cow? Geez…
Foxy, we need to have a drink and discuss what Shagatha might do to you if she decides to take offense to your comment. You might lose your Foxy parts. These are dangerous times. Proceed with caution, Foxy!
February 8, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Can I come too? I think we’re all starting to sound like we need beer and breakfast.
February 8, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Naw Elfy, Shagster and me are pals. She knows it’s all in fun. Not that I’m sayin’ no to a drink! The usual spot?
February 8, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Hells yes.
February 12, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Hey, where’d you guys go?
February 13, 2008 at 7:28 am
Usual spot. Hi zoom!
February 13, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Hello Fox. Have you guys taken a break from blogging? I’ve been looking forward to reading about your trip to Elgin Street. Are you still planning to go even though you’ve fired your sherpa? (Such a shame…I liked him.)
February 13, 2008 at 2:59 pm
He was in cahoots zoom. Now everybody’s layin’ low. Eye says he can read a map but I’m not so sure. He gets turning, turning, might go any which direction. It’s a perilous undertaking!
February 13, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Zoom! I like Sherpa Joe too and I don’t think he was in cahoots either but Foxy’s SURE of it. But just because Foxy’s smart like a fox doesn’t mean he’s always right, you know what I mean?
Zoom, if the world was ending would you try to save the furniture like Aggie did?
February 14, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hi Chaise. That’s a very thought-provoking question. In all honesty, I don’t think I would try to save the furniture. (Unless, of course, I had a talking chaise.)
Actually, I think the furniture would stand a better chance of surviving the apocalypse than the people. Would you try to save the people?
February 14, 2008 at 8:50 am
You’d save the foxes wouldn’t you zoom? And the elves.
February 14, 2008 at 9:30 am
Zoom, I’d save Aggie because she loves furniture. If there was still time after saving Aggie, I’d try to save you too.
February 14, 2008 at 9:52 am
Not the dwarfs.
February 14, 2008 at 10:37 am
Fox, I’m flattered that you think I could save anybody from the apocalypse.
Let’s just say that if it were within my powers, I would save the foxes, the elves, the furniture and yes, even the dwarves.
February 14, 2008 at 10:38 am
Oh, and thank you Chaise; you’re very sweet.
February 15, 2008 at 11:31 am
*cough cough*
If anyone saves Aggie, it should probably be me. Not because all of you aren’t fully able, but just because… Umm… I’m helpful like that and I like to help. Helping. I like helping.
February 15, 2008 at 10:47 pm
But Elfy, I think it’s better if I save Aggie because Aggie tried to save the FURNITURE during the apocalypse. She didn’t try to save the elves, even though I’m sure she loves elves with all her heart and soul, she tried to save the FURNITURE.
Nobody EVER tries to save the FURNTIURE Elfy. Do you see what I’m saying?
February 16, 2008 at 10:41 am
Us foxes are going to try and save Aggie because she’s foxy and she has a silky soft tail. And we’ll try and save Megan because she’s getting herself all foxyfied.
Of all the furniture we like you best Chaisey. So we’ll try and save you but maybe we won’t try and save ALL the furniture.