The Cock and the Jewel


013. THE COCK AND THE JEWEL As a Cock was scratching up the straw in a farmyard, in search of food for the hens, he hit upon a Jewel that by some chance had found its way there. "Ho!" said he, "you are a very fine thing, no doubt, to those who prize you; but give me a barley-corn before all the pearls in the world."
The Cock was a sensible Cock: out there are many silly people who despise what is precious only because they cannot understand it. [more info]

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