Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-02-08 | Page 12 | Hidden Proverb Fable Section

HIDDEN PROVERB fabled 1 the crow and the good old aban concealed in this fable aro five which when properly arranged const ll tute a well known proverb try to them an obscure village there lived a IN poor did man noted tots ills kindness 1 in the spring a pair of browa built a nest in the bare oah tree near his hut while the parent crows wert away one day a young crow fell from y k fr the nest ah said the old man 1 fear oie little thing Is hurt I 1 will make stav soft couch in a box which I 1 can nail to the side of the tree 4 when the old crows returned W were very grateful to the old niia though it seemed that they would never have an repay him one day some robbers placed their booty in the old mans aatlo and P pared to mako themselves at borot they hoped to hadeln this obscure spot A from the government officers the old man came home they bouhl j him and carried him into the ol 01 j the forest where they cast him loto ditch S now said father crow H 0 chance the kings are this way not a moment la to be wi we must save our good old friend J by their cries the crows attracted tb attention of the soldiers and the ow man was rescued from the slimy wat he directed the kings men to his w where every ona of fhe criminals al captured A large reward was pal t the old man and this enabled alra w pass the remainder of hla days to co fort