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Short Stories: The Fox and The Crow by Aesop

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Aesop
The Fox and The Crow
A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on
a branch of a tree.
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to
the foot of the tree.
"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today:
how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must
surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song
from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment
she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be
snapped up by Master Fox.
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your
cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust
flatterers."

05-11-2014 03:15

Short Stories: The Miser by Aesop

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Aesop
The Miser
A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a
hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of
his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his
movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and
digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next
visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud
lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him overcome with grief and learning the
cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the
hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same
service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the
slightest use of it."

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