FLATTERY
One day a fox saw a crow sitting on the branch of a tree with sweet bread in its beak. Immediately the fox began to consider how he might obtain it for himself.
He went and stood below the branch on which the crow was sitting.
Looking up he said, " You have everything, strength, wisdom and beauty. If only you had a voice to match, then you would be perfect.
The flattered crow in an attempt to convince the fox that it also had a beautiful voice let loose a loud caw.
The bread fell out of its beak on the ground and the fox instantly picked it up and ran away.