Fable #721

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Some Cranes saw a farmer plowing a large field. What!, cried the Ants in surprise, haven't you stored anything away for the winter? All the difference in the world!, I don't care a rap for your feasts and I wouldn't take all the tender young lambs in the world at that price. Then an idea came to him. So, as soon as the Farmer had finished planting and had gone home, down they flew to the field, and began to eat as fast as they could. Ungrateful creatures! When he saw how the Dog was acting, he seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow for his selfish behavior.

Two wrongs do not make a right.