The crow hops around on the food ridden ground. As the crow continues to peck at the crumbs a pair of black eyes settle upon him. The crow no longer moves and does not make any eye contact with the large eyes confining him. When the crow trys the fly away he cannot and is paralyzed to the spot where he stands. The overbearing eyes intimidate the crow, and he regurgitates the newly ingested crumbs.
The black turtle sees the crow and makes his way over to him. He looks at the crow, and the crow looks back, using his eyes to plea for help. But the turtle just looks that the crow with confusion and continues on his way. The crow wants to call for help but is fearful of what the eyes may do to him.
A deer sees the crow and begins to make his way over to him. The deer has never been able to get close to a crow before. The deer walks around the crow for a moment and sniffs him. The crow wants to jump up onto the deer's back but he is afraid of what the eyes may do. So the crow just sits there. The deer is confused by the situation and walks away from the crow. The crow wants to get up and flap its wings to get the deers attention, but he is afraid of what the eyes may do.
A hedgehog sees the crow standing alone not moving and wants to see what is going on. The hedgehog burroughs over to the crow and pops up and begins to examine the crow. The crow stands still as the hedgehog looks around to see if there is any immediate danger. The hedgehog gives the crow a dirty look, and then burroughs away from the crow. The crow wants to dig away with the hedgehog, but he is afraid of what the eyes may do.
Soon the crow has been standing in the same spot for two whole days and has become tired. He wants to sleep. He thinks to himself if he conjures up enough strength to confront the eyes, then maybe he would surprise them.The crow makes the decision that he's going to fly straight at the eyes and gouge them to make a point before making his escape. He sucks in some air, puffs out his chest, and flies straight at the eyes as fast as he can with his talons ready to gouge. The eyes are not far away and he is fearful he does not have enough speed, but the eyes are already upon him. As soon as he hits the eyes the crow hits a transparent wall and falls to the ground, unhurt physically. Then the turtle, the deer, and the hedgehog all begin to laugh at the crow, and he flies away, smirking about his own idiocy.
Ha. A fable in the making!
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