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Hello and welcome to EnglishCow.com My name is Casey
and I'm the founder of English Cow.com
Today, I will read you a short story by Aesop
It's called, "A Raven and a Swan"
A raven, which you know, is black as coal.
was envious of the swan
because her feathers were as white as the purest snow
the foolish bird got the idea that if he lived like the swan
swimming and diving all day long
and eating the weeds and plants that grow in the water
his feathers would turn white like the swan's
so, it left its home in the woods and fields and flew down to live on the lakes and
in the marshes
but though he washed and washed all day long
almost drowning himself at times
his feathers remained as black as ever
and as the water weeds he hate did not agree with him
he got thinner into thin air
and at last
he eventually died
the moral of the story is
a change of habits will not alter nature
thank you for tuning in and we'll have more short stories coming soon