The raven and the mockingbird sat on a branch, watching the boar root through the underbrush below them. The raven boasted that he could see all the boar was looking for from his lofty vantage, and expressed his pity for the others limited sight.
The mockingbird replied that the boars sight enjoyed a lower perspective, but was not limited. It was a different view, and saw things the raven could not. This irritated the raven, who demanded to know what else the boar could see.
Only the boar would know, the mockingbird replied.
In his frustration, the raven flew down to land in front of the boar, asking what morsels the boar could see that he could not. The boar answered this question by eating the raven.
- Pre-Gharic Ardan manuscript, vellum, c. 500 PE
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