“I wish you’d watch your gait!
Have you no self-control, no pride?
‘The way you jerk from side to side
Is awkward and undignified!
You should go swift and straight!”
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The Horse and the Mule (Aesop’s Fables) / Help one another
A farmer had a horse and mule.
The first he pampered like a child,
But on the other, as a rule,
Great bags and sacks were piled.
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The Wolf and the Nursemaid (Aesop’s Fables) / In True Love, Actions Speak Louder than Words
“In True Lover
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“You wicked child! I’ll throw you out
To make the wolf a meal!”
A nursemaid threatened with a shout
Of angry bluffing zeal.
The Revolt against the Stomach (All Parts of the Body are to Live or Die Together) – AESOP’S FABLES
The hands and feet and legs and arms
Joined forces to rebel
Against the stomach, which, they swore,
Was treated much too well.
While other organs could not eat,
They gave it all the bread and meat.
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The Boy and the Wolf / 放羊的孩子与狼 (狼来了) / Be honest. Don’t lie!
“Wolf! Wolf!” a shepherd body would shout,
And thought it glorious fun
When rescuers, with knives and swords,
Would come upon the run.
And how he’d laugh, when hunting wolves,
They found not even one!
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