The Cat And Crows


A pair of crows once made their nest in a tree, of which there were

several planted round the garden of a gentleman, who, in his morning

walks, was often amused by witnessing furious combats between the crows

and a cat. One morning the battle raged more fiercely than usual, till at

last the cat gave way, and took shelter under a hedge, as if to wait a

more favourable opportunity of retreating into the house. The crows

ontinued for a short time to make a threatening noise; but perceiving

that on the ground they could do nothing more than threaten, one of them

lifted a stone from the middle of the garden, and perched with it on a

tree planted in the hedge, where she sat, watching the motions of the

enemy of her young. As the cat crept along under the hedge, the crow

accompanied her, flying from branch to branch, and from tree to tree; and

when at last puss ventured to quit her hiding-place, the crow, leaving the

trees and hovering over her in the air, let the stone drop from on high on

her back.



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