The Crow and Mercury

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Once upon a time there was a crow who caught in a snare. He prayed to Apollo to release him. He also made a vow to offer some frankincense at his shrine after releasing. Being rescued from his danger, he forgot his promise. Shortly afterwords, on being again caught in a second snare, passing by Apollo he made the same promise to offer frankincense to Mercury. When he appeared, and said to him, " O thou most base fellow how can I believe thee, who hast disowned and wronged by former patron?"



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