Saadi - They put a crow in the cage

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They put a crow in the cage with a parrot, and both were annoyed. "Where did you find such a hideous creature!" screamed the parrot. And the crow was thinking, "What sin did I commit to deserve this conceited, babbling fool?" I tell this little story to show that the snobbery scholars feel towards uneducated people is exactly reciprocated. One time a strict ascetic fell in with a company of wandering poets. "Welcome, dear holy man," began a charming minstrel from Balk. "I can tell that you disapprove of us, but please don't frown. You already look offensive enough."

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Saadi - They put a crow in the cage