mmxgn@0: a farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a number of cranes which came to pick up his seed
mmxgn@0: with them he trapped a stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly beseeching the farmer to spare his life
mmxgn@0: pray save me master
mmxgn@0: he said
mmxgn@0: and let me go free this once
mmxgn@0: my broken limb should excite your pity
mmxgn@0: besides i am no crane i am a stork a bird of excellent character
mmxgn@0: and see how i love and slave for my father and mother
mmxgn@0: look too at my feathers -- they are not the least like those of a crane
mmxgn@0: the farmer laughed aloud and said
mmxgn@0: it may be all as you say i only know this i have taken you with these robbers the cranes and you must die in their company