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"summary": "\"The Farmer and the Cranes\" is a short fable by Aesop in which a cunning flock of cranes devours a farmer's freshly sown seed the moment he leaves his field. The farmer first tries to drive them off with an empty sling and loud shouts, but the birds quickly learn his threats are hollow and return without fear. Only when the farmer loads his sling with real stones do the cranes understand that some warnings carry genuine consequences — a lesson delivered with sharp, quiet economy.",
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