FAB. CCCLXXXVI.

The _Crows_ and the _Pigeons_.

There happen’d a Suit in Law betwixt the Two Families of the _Crows_

and the _Pigeons_; but for Quietness sake, they agreed upon an Order of

Reference, and the _Kite_ was to be _Arbitrator_. The Cause was Heard,

and Judgment given for the _Crows_.

The MORAL.

Ask my Brother if I’m a Thief. _One Criminal upon the Bench, will be sure

to bring off another at the Barr._

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