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Poem about killed cranes?

I know this is a longshot someone will know what I'm talking about... but I just got a flash memory of a poem where a bird with long legs (I believe cranes, but it could have been flamingos or some other bird) and kids threw stones at them and their legs just snapped.... that's all I can remember, but I remember whatever the line was describing the legs snapping really well because it was in such sharp contrast to the rest of the poem.... anyone have any clue what poem this is?

Answer:

The Crane and The Crow'-Aesop's fables The farmer threw the stone at the crane and broke both his legs. The injured crane said to the crow, What has become of your God-given prophecies? Why didn't you warn me that his was going to happen?

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