Tara

15 Character

1	A Farmer one day placed nets across some of his newly sown plowlands,
2	To catch a flock of Cranes which had made a habit of stealing his seeds.
3	With them he trapped a Stork that fractured his leg in the net.
4	As the Farmer came near, the bird earnestly beseeched him and said:
5	Pray save me Master and let me free. My broken limb is pity enough.
6	Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent character.
7	To which the Farmer replied thus: Your words of self reference may be true as you say.
8	Yet all I know for certain is that I have taken you in the company with these robbers, the Cranes.
9	Alas therefore, it is in keeping such company you doom yourself.