The Farmer And The Stork

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  "summary": "\"The Farmer and the Stork\" is a short fable by Aesop where a naive stork accepts an invitation from a group of cranes to visit a freshly planted field — only to end up trapped alongside them in the farmer's net. Pleading his innocence and good character, the stork insists he had no knowledge of the cranes' intent to steal. The farmer's reply is blunt and unsparing: being caught in bad company carries its own judgment, regardless of personal virtue.",
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    "“You may be a very good bird,” answered the Farmer, “but I caught you with the thieving Cranes and you will have to share the same punishment with them.”",
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