The Cock and the Jewel
The Cock and the Jewel
A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found aprecious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, andnot I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thyfirst estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I wouldrather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world.
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Viewed on April 7, 2008
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