(Slender-billed Crow via Wikimedia Commons)
-A crow came across a piece of meat on the ground
-Took it to the top of a tree
-a small bird (called a kasaykasay) passed by while he was eating his meat
-Kasaykasay was holding a dead rat
-The crow was curious as to where it had come from
-Kasaykasay ignored the crow
-The crow throated to take the whole rat if she didn't share
-Continued to ignore
-The crow ditched his meat to chase after Kasaykasay
-A hawk took the ditched meat
-The crow gave up and returned to his tree where the meat used to be
-Wanted to die of disappointment and hunger
-Moral of the story: don't be greedy. Just be thankful for what you already have
Bibliography: "The Greedy Crow" from the Filipino Popular Tales by Dean S. Fansler; link to the reading online
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