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M0447 = Perry390. Source: Barlow’s Aesop 39. This is Perry 390. For an example of a bird who is not so wise in taking a drink, see the story of the dove and the painting, #512.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Illustrated: Cornix et Urna
447. Cornix et Urna. Sitibunda cornix reperit urnam aqua plenam, sed erat urna profundior quam ut exhauri a cornice possit. Conatur igitur vano molimine aquam effundere, sed non valet. Lectos igitur ex arena lapillulos iniectat. Hoc modo aqua levatur et cornix bibit. Necessitas est ingenii mater.
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