Here is a translation of the fable The Crow And The Fox by a French Jean, neither Jean Marron, nor Jean Moron, but the Jean sitting close by a fountain.
Master Crow perched on a tree,
Was holding a cheese in his beak.
Master Fox attracted by the smell
Said something like this:
"Well, Hello Mister Crow!
How beautiful you are! how nice you seem to me!
Really, if your voice
Is like your plumage,
You are the phoenix of all the inhabitants of these woods."
At these words, the Crow is overjoyed.
And in order to show off his beautiful voice,
He opened his beak wide, let his prey fall
The Fox grabbed it, and said: "My good man,
Learn that every flatterer
Lives at the expense of the one who listens to him.
This lesson, without doubt, is well worth a cheese."
The Crow, ashamed and embarrassed,
Swore, but a little late, that he would not be taken again.
Who is master Crow?
He might be Jean Marron.
He couldn't be a fair lady, for fair ladies never succumb to flatterers.
Here is another version of the fable.
Lady Crow wandering on the forum beach
Was uttering a melodious speech
About how to behave in a fair company
How to address everyone cheerfully,
Banish name-calling from one's vocabulary
And make it out so that everyone be happy.
An earthworm nearby crawling
Found the Crow's speech amazing
And thought she was worth congratulating.
"Your speech is wonderful, he said,
Thanks to you there are good times ahead.
Swearword will give way to politeness
So that life get brightness."
Lady crow couldn't stand being praised
By a crawling loser by her speech completely crazed.
"You Tartuffe," she spat out at the loser,
"Your villainousness doesn't clear you to be a forum user.
Shut up, obnoxious adulator
You're a too bad actor."
The earthworm, ashamed and embarrassed,
Swore, but a little late, that he would never show up again.
[CW]
I am so sorry you took my say on the wrong side. Please take me for granted, Loretta, and disregard my tip.
We were flabbergasted by the writing of a great author. Loretta is not only a good writer, she is satirical on good manners, humorous with name-calling of any kind, moralist for the sake of form, merciless with rascals, and above all she is an outstanding teacher for the great many abecederians roaming here around.
We are looking forward to reading Loretta more often.
Jackie's dictionary didn't want Jackie to be rude. It didn't list name-calling as a headword. For sure it made do with mentioning it as a compound-name under the word "name".
Keep a tight hold on your precious dictionary, Jackie. Even though nothing is perfect, everything may be worth helping.
Anyway, 8 points for 11 letters, that's a mere trifle.
Keep up the hard work!
Now's the time to throw a name-calling in their face and at that point to throw your dictionary to the trashcan. That should make you happy, Jackie!
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