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Ten Most Impressive Word

Wilfred Funk, a noted lexicographer and dictionary publisher, suggests that the ten most impressive words in the English language. Note their illustrative value:

“Alone” – the bitterest word

“Mother” – the most revered word

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AESOP'S FABLES

The Travelers and the Bear – AESOP’S FABLESĀ (never trust a friend who leaves you when trouble approaches / misfortune is the test of true friendship)

Walking unarmed across a wooded waste,

Two travelers heard a bear.

One scrambled up a tree with frenzied haste;

The other could but stare,

Too old and plump to climb; then, with no sound,

Lay flat against a boulder, face to ground.

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AESOP'S FABLES

The Fox and The Stork – AESOP’S FABLES (do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself)

The fox and stork were friends of old-

Or so they loved to think-

Until the beast prepared a feast

Of tempting food and drink,

And, laughing at a secret jest,

Asked stork to be his dinner guest.

 

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