
Fergus Gambon
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Aesop's fable of the Cock and Jewel revolves around a cock that turns up a jewel whilst scratching for food. 'Ho!' he says, 'a fine thing you are, no doubt, and, had your owner found you, great would his joy have been. But for me, give me a single grain of corn before all the jewels in the world.' A similar group is in the Untermyer Collection. The companion group represents the fable of the Vain Jackdaw