The Crab and the Crane - Aesop's Fable with Moral for Kids

The Crab and the Crane

All the ponds had dried up because there was no rain from a month. The life of the fish in the ponds had become very difficult. A crane came to the fish and said, "Come on friends, I will take you to a pond in the deep Water. There is plenty of water for you all." All the fish held a meeting and discussed about the offer of the crane. At last all the fish agreed to the offer. The fish trusted the crane. But the crane took the fish one by one to the woods and ate them up. Gnly the bones of fish were left. The last creature left in the pond was a crab. The crane took the crab on its back. But as the crane was about to consume the crab, it clawed the crane so hard that its head broke and the wicked crane died.

Moral: Never trust blindly - look beyond words and watch actions, and use wisdom to protect yourself.

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