the appointed day came, the birds assembled before Jupiter's throne; and, after passing them in review, he was about to make the Jackdaw king, when a… - Aesop

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the appointed day came, the birds assembled before Jupiter's throne; and, after passing them in review, he was about to make the Jackdaw king, when all the rest set upon the king-elect, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and exposed him for the Jackdaw that he was.

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Aesop (or Æsop, from Greek Αἴσωπος Aisopos) (c. 620 BC – c. 560 BC) was an ancient Greek fabulist of possibly African descent (his Greek name means Ethiopian or black man in today's parlance), by tradition a slave who credited the African goddess Isis for his gift. Aesop's Fables are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons.

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Native Name: Αἴσωπος
Alternative Names: Aesopus Esop Æsop Eſope Æſop

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"Una zorra que huía de unos cazadores, al ver a un leñador, le pidió que la escondiera. Éste le sugirió que entrase en su cabaña y se ocultase. No mucho después, se acercaron los cazadores y le preguntaron al leñador si había visto a una zorra pasar por allí. Aquél negó haberla visto, pero haciendo un gesto con la mano, les indicó dónde se ocultaba. Pero, como ellos no entendieran lo que se les apuntaba por señas y creyeran lo que decía, la zorra, al verlos retirarse, salió y se marchó sin decir nada. Cuando el leñador le reprochó que, aunque la había salvado, no le había dado ni las gracias, dijo: "Te las habría dado, si hubieses tenido las mismas actitudes y gestos con las manos que con tus palabras". De estas fábula se podría uno servir contra aquellos hombres que proclaman sin duda su honradez, pero con sus acciones cometen maldades."

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