“The Cock & the Jewel” by Aesop

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Listen to more GoodLiterature at www.GoodLiterature.org. -------------------------------------- “The Cock & the Jewel” by Aesop A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner. "Aha!" said the Cock. "No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to find you. But as for me, I would choose a single grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world." The Moral of the Story: Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them.