The Crow and the Hungry Dog Ang Aso at ang Uwak

A Dog was once lost in the forest (Pabula / Fable)

by hunters. Not being able to find his way
Ang ibong si Uwak at lipad nang lipad
back, he wandered through the forest in
Nang biglang makita tapang nakabilad
search of something to eat. After a few
Agad na tinangay at muling lumipad
days of unprofitable search for food, he
Sa dulo ng sanga ng malagong duhat.
became very thin and weak. He had not
tasted anything except water, for several Habang kumakain si Uwak na masaya
days. One day as he was walking listlessly Nagmakubli-kubli nang huwag makita
and staggeringly under the trees, he saw Nang iba pang hayop na kasama niya
by chance a crow that had a piece At nang masarili, kinakaing tapa.
of meat in her beak. Looking up, the dog
Walang anu-ano narinig ni Uwak
sat on its legs, and prayed to the crow
Malakas na boses nitong Asong Gubat
to give him a piece of her meat.
Sa lahat ng ibon ika'y naiiba
The dog said: “Hey, good friend, Ang kulay mong itim ay walang kapara.
please give me a piece of your victual for I
Sa mga papuri nabigla si Uwak
am very very hungry.”
At sa pagkatuwa siya'y humalakhak;
The crow, in hearing this remark of the Ang kagat na karne sa lupa'y nalaglag
dog, opened her beak and laughed. But Kaagad nilundag nitong Asong Gubat.
when she opened her mouth the piece
At ang tusong aso'y tumakbong matulin
of meat which she had, fell to the
Naiwan si Uwak na nagsisi man din
ground. The hungry dog greedily picked
Isang aral ito na dapat isipin
it up and he now had the occasionto laugh
Ang labis na papuri'y panloloko na rin.
at the poor crow.
After having feasted on the meat, the
dog said: I thought that you were wiser
than I at first, but I see now that it is just
the reverse. And if you would only come
down, I will eat you up also, the
dog continued.
Upon hearing this, the crow flew
away. She was sorely distressed by the
loss of the meat. She would have
sacrificed her life for it but seeing that she
could not do anything against the dog, she
was contented, though sorely, to spend
the whole day without eating anything.