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278.The Raven and the Swan

A RAVEN saw a swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful feathers. Supposing that the swan’s splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the raven left the neighborhood where he picked up his living and started to live in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, and in the end he perished through want of food.

Change of habit cannot alter Nature.

Make one wrong step and down you go.