In a farm, there once lived some white pigeons. They were fed well by the owner of the farm. Near that farm, there was a mango tree. Some crows lived on its branches.

The crows saw the pigeons on the farm and said to each other, “Those pigeons are so lucky! The man at the farm takes good care of them. Every day, he gives them grains to eat. So, they don’t need to wander in search of food.”

While the crows were talking about the pigeons and their good fortune, one of them thought, “I wish that I could do something to look like the pigeons. Then I could have lived with them and shared their food.”

As he had decided, he painted his body white and went to live with the pigeons in the farm. He never spoke to anybody and pretended to be one of them. Initially, no one could recognize him.

But, one day, the owner of the farm was away from the village. There was no one to feed the pigeons. The crow could not control himself anymore. He cried loudly in hunger. Now his companions knew who he was. They attacked him.

The crow was able to save himself from the pigeons and flew to the tree. The crows on the tree could not identify him as one of them and drove him away. The poor crow, who had been greedy, now became homeless.

Moral: Never pretend what you are not.