The Raven and the Swan
By Aesop
A RAVEN saw a Swan, and desired to secure for himself a like beauty of plumage. Supposing that the his splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood of which he picked up his living, and took up his abode 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.
Moral:
Change of habit cannot alter Nature.
Source Book
Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
Translated by unknown
Illustrated by: Harrison Weir, John Tenniel, Ernest Griset, et.al.
Copyright 1881
Published by WM. L. Allison, New York
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