The Peacock & the Crane

Aesop's Fables - 12. The Peacock & the Crane

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The Peacock & the Crane

Dramatic Cycles

• ((tauntDullness,peacockSeenAsSuperior,peacock,animals),(tauntDullness,craneOffended,craneSeenAsSuperior,crane,animals))

When the peacock taunts the crane, he satisfies his goal of superiority but it unsatisfies the same goal for the crane.

• ((compareFlying,craneSeenAsSuperior,crane,animals),(compareFlying,peacockOffended,peacockSeenAsSuperior,peacock,animals))

And reciprocally.