The Crow - a poignant tale of misunderstanding, dying, bitterness and blame. A Red Grouse Tale. In this modern day fable, David is taken, as a child, to a hospice by his mother where he finds himself listening to an increasingly mad tale told by dying and embittered old Irish priest. But why do the old priest’s recollections of the school days and subsequent rise of a local councillor become so increasingly bizarre and bitter? A poignant Red Grouse Tale that will pull at your heart strings.