. Some of Aesop's fables : with modern instances shewn in designs by Randolph Caldecott . THE JACKDAW AND THE THE JACKDAW AND THE DOVES. A JACKDAW observing how well cared for were the Doves in acertain dovecote, whitewashed himself and went to take a partin the same way of living. The Doves were friendly enough so longas he kept silence, taking him for one of themselves ; but when heonce forgot himself and gave a croak they immediately perceivedhis character, and cuffed him out. So the Jackdaw, having failedin getting a share of good things there, returned to his brother THE JACKDAW A
. Some of Aesop's fables : with modern instances shewn in designs by Randolph Caldecott . THE JACKDAW AND THE THE JACKDAW AND THE DOVES. A JACKDAW observing how well cared for were the Doves in acertain dovecote, whitewashed himself and went to take a partin the same way of living. The Doves were friendly enough so longas he kept silence, taking him for one of themselves ; but when heonce forgot himself and gave a croak they immediately perceivedhis character, and cuffed him out. So the Jackdaw, having failedin getting a share of good things there, returned to his brother THE JACKDAW AND THE DOVES. 15 Jackdaws. But these latter not recognising him, because of hiscolour, kept him out of their mess also; so that in his desire for two things he got neither.
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