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The Leopard and the Crane · African Jungle Tales

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  Section twenty nine of African Jungle Tales by Carl Binder. This LibriVox recording is
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  in the public domain. The Leopard and the Crane. One day, the
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  leopard said to the crane, there is no reason why you and I should
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  not be friends. Why not come together some day and have a good heart
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  to heart talk. But the crane had his doubts about the sincerity of the
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  leopard and would not fall in with his proposal. Later on, however,
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  the leopard succeeded in arranging a meeting between them. At this meeting, the
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  crane was seated on the branch of a tree. While the leopard was talking,
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  he amused himself by pulling out some of his superfluous feathers and throwing them
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  on the ground with great eagerness. The leopard picked up the feathers and plucked
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  them to pieces. When the crane saw this, he drew his own conclusions,
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  and he said to the leopard, if you already treat my feathers this
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  way, what would happen if I myself came near you. You are the
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  last one I would choose for a friend. Better try your cunning on some
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  one else. And he flew away. And left the leopard to himself.
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  Author's note Jokwamie end of Section twenty nine read by lor Gibbs. End of
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  African Jungle Tales by Carl Bender