A crab who lived in the lake saw the crane taking the fish one by one to safety. He too wished to get away from the danger that he thought was hanging over the lake. so one day, he requested the crane to take him to the new lake. The crane was delighted. ‘Ah, ha! Today I shall feast on the crab!’ he thought, ‘It will be a wonderful change from all the fish I have been eating!’ So, he readily agreed. The next day, he took off with the crab in his beak. As they came near the place where the crane ate the fish, the crab saw all the fish’s bones lying around. He realised suddenly what the crane was up to. The crab immediately gripped the crane’s neck with its claws killing it.
The Crane and the Crab
