Three Hundred Æsop's Fables/The Swallow and the Crow

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London: George Routledge and Sons, page 35

THE SWALLOW AND THE CROW.

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."

Fine weather friends are not worth much.