A Crow became very jealous of a Raven, because the latter was regarded by men as a bird of omen which foretold the future, and was accordingly held in great respect by them. She was very anxious to get the same sort of reputation herself; and, one day, seeing some travellers approaching, she flew on to a branch of a tree at the roadside and cawed as loud as she could. The travellers were in some dismay at the sound, for they feared it might be a bad omen; till one of them, spying the Crow, said to his companions, “It's all right, my friends, we can go on without fear, for it's only a crow and that means nothing.”
Those who pretend to be something they are not only make themselves ridiculous.
有一只乌鸦很嫉妒渡鸦，因为人类认为渡鸦是种神鸟，能够预知未来，所以很尊重渡鸦。乌鸦很想自己也能赢得些名誉，所以有一天，看到有一群旅客，便落在路边的一棵树上，呱呱地大声叫了起来。那些旅客很不喜欢这种声音，担心是什么坏兆头。有个人看到了乌鸦，对同伴说：“没事的，朋友们，不用担心，不过是只乌鸦，没什么的。”
训诫：胡乱模仿本不属于自己的特性，只会显得可笑。