The Crane and the Swan

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On the banks of the river Krishna, where a silk-cotton tree leaned its branches low over the water, there lived a crane who was quite certain he knew everything worth knowing about being a good bird.

Theme · Don't mock what you don't understand — curiosity is wiser than pride.

Source · Folk-lore of the Telugus — G. R. Subramiah Pantulu · Plot based on the public-domain tale 'The Crane and the Swan' from Folk-lore of the Telugus. The original ends on the crane's mockery; this version adds a gentle resolution where the crane grows a little wiser.