The Swallow and The Crow

Character Index | Proverb Index

The Swallow and The Crow

The best of two equals lasts longest.

Townsend version

The swallow and the Crow had a contention about their plumage. The Crow put an end to the dispute by saying, "Your feathers are all very well in the spring, but mine protect me against the winter."

Moral

Fair weather friends are not worth much.

L'Estrange version

Upon a dispute betwixt a swallow and a crow, which was the greater beauty of the two: Yours, says the crow, is only a spring-beauty, but mine lasts all the year round.

Moral

Of two things equally good, that's the best that lasts longest.

Character Index | Proverb Index

Diverse Info | Travels | Recipies | Aesop's Fables | Rosary