
A short fable by Aesop
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to
secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's
splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the
Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and
took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as
he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he
perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
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