農夫在剛播下種子的田地裏布置了許多網，抓住了許多來偷吃種子的鶴。其中，有一隻是鸛。鸛的腿被網折斷了，他苦苦哀求農夫饒命： “拜托你，這次放了我吧，我的腿也殘疾了，而且我又不是鶴，而是一隻鸛，一種性情溫柔的鳥。你看，我是多麼熱愛和孝順我的父母，為他們辛苦奔波，你再仔細看我的羽毛，和鶴的完全不同。 ”農夫大笑說：“你說的話也許是對的；但我隻明白一點，你和那些偷吃種子的鶴一起被抓到，那麼你就必須和他們一起死。 ”
物以類聚，人以群分。
A Farmer plaets on his nelands and umber of es，ick up his seed. With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg i aly beseeg the Farmer to spare his life. “Pray save me，Master，” he said，“a me go free this onb should excite your pity. Besides，I am no e，I am a Stork，a bird of ext charad see how I love and slave for my father aoo，at my feathers—they are like those of a e.” The Farmer laughed aloud and said，“It may be all as you say，I only know this: I have taken you with these robbers，the d you must die in their pany.”
Birds of a feather flock together.