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A Crow and Raven ②

(Aesop’s Fables)

Translation　ちいさな翻訳屋さん

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　It was believed that a raven could tell you about the future of humanity.

　Ancient people guessed whether or not they would have good luck by hearing how a raven croaked,

　or sometimes made it a witness for a trial.

　A crow, on the other hand, was not treated well at all.

　The crow was so jealous of ravens that he tried to tell fortune.

　When the crow saw some travelers coming, he perched on a tree and croaked.

　On hearing his croaking, the travelers were frightened and

　turned around.

　But one of them said,

“Let’s keep going and continue our trip.

　It was just a crow that croaked.

　It should have nothing to do with fortune telling.

　This could apply to us human.

　If someone who has no talent copies someone who has talent,

　you might not be like him or her but just end up being laughed up.

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