random | THE EAGLE AND THE FOXEagle and Fox were friends, but then Eagle stole one of Fox's cubs to feed to her chicks. Fox brought fire and threatened to burn down the tree, so Eagle returned the cub.
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random | THE HAWK AND THE NIGHTINGALEHawk caught Nightingale who begged for mercy; "I'm only a small morsel." Hawk did not let her go; "I'm hungry, and something is better than nothing."
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random | THE CAT AND THE CHICKENSCat dressed up as a doctor and went to see the Chickens; "I heard one of you was sick; I'm here to help." "Go away!" they said. "We feel better the farther away you are."
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random | THE FOX AND THE GOATFox trapped in a well told Goat, "Come enjoy the cool water!" When Goat came down, Fox jumped out using Goat's horns, leaving Goat trapped.
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random | THE LEOPARD AND THE FOXLeopard boast about having beautiful spots. "I don't have spots," said Fox, "but I have wisdom, which is better than beauty."
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random | THE CAT AND THE ROOSTERCat wanted to eat Rooster, so she accused him of all kinds of crimes, but Rooster claimed he was innocent. "Words don't fill my stomach!" shouted Cat, and then she ate him.
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random | THE FOXES AND THEIR TAILSA fox lost his tail in a trap. Then he told the other foxes that going without a tail was the latest fashion, so the other foxes cut off their tails too.
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random | THE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISHWhen a fisherman caught a little fish, it pleaded, "Throw me back and catch me later when I'm bigger." The fisherman refused; "I prefer what I have now to hopes for the future."
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random | THE WEASEL AND THE RATA weasel crawled through a crack into the pantry, but she ate so much she could not get out again. A rat laughed and said, "You won't get out until you're as thin as you were when you came in."
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random | THE MAN WITH TWO LOVERSA man had two lovers: one older, and one younger. The younger one plucked out all his gray hairs to make him look younger, while the older one plucked the hairs that weren't gray; the man ended up bald.
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random | THE SWALLOW WARNS THE BIRDSThe swallow warned the other birds; "Eat the flax seed before it grows!" But the other birds didn't listen, and people caught them in nets made of flax.
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random | THE FALLEN ASTROLOGERAn astrologer, gazing up at the stars, fell into a ditch. A passerby laughed and said, "Instead of star-gazing, watch what's in front of you instead."
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random | THE FARMER'S SONSA dying farmer told his sons, "I buried treasure in the field." The sons dug and dug, finding no treasure, but the field yielded a rich harvest as a result.
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random | NORTH WIND AND SUNNorth Wind and Sun competed to make a man take off his coat. North Wind blew, and the man pulled his coat tighter; the Sun shone bright and the man took off his cloak.
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random | THE CAT-BRIDEA man fell in love with a cat and begged Aphrodite to make her into a woman. But then, on their wedding night, the bride ran off to chase a mouse.
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random | THE FARMER AND THE DOGSDuring a famine, the farmer killed his farm animals for food. When he killed the ox, the dogs ran away, knowing that if he did not spare the hard-working ox, he would not spare the dogs either.
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random | THE BUNDLE OF STICKSA father gave his quarreling sons sticks and said, "Break them in half!" They did so easily. Then he gave them a bundle of sticks to break; they couldn't do it. It was a lesson in unity.
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random | THE OLD WOMAN'S ROOSTERAn old woman made her servants get up at dawn, so the servants killed the rooster. Then she made them get up while it was still dark.
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random | THE WOMAN AND THE EGGSIn order to make her chicken lay more eggs, a woman fed the chicken more food. The chicken got fat and stopped laying eggs.
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random | THE OLD MAN AND DEATHAn old man put down his heavy load and groaned, "I summon you, Death!" Death arrived! "I just wanted you to help lift up my load," the man insisted.
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random | THE OAK AND THE REEDThe oak stood firm against the blowing wind; the wind toppled the tree. The reed bent low, yielding to the wind, and survived.
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random | THE STAG'S REFLECTIONThe stag, looking at his reflection, admired his horns and was ashamed of his legs. When the hunter chased him, he ran quickly but then his horns got entangled, and the hunter killed him.
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random | THE DEER AND THE VINEA deer hid from a hunter in a vine. The hunter left, and the deer started to eat the wine. "What ingratitude!" shouted the vine.
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random | THE CAT AND THE OLD MOUSEA cat hung from the rafter, pretending to be dead, hoping to fool the mice. An old mouse laughed, "You can't fool me!"
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random | SHEEP, GOAT, AND PIG"Why do you squeal when the man touches you?" said Sheep and Goat to Pig. "We don't fear his touch." Pig replied, "He just wants your wool and milk; as for me, he wants my flesh."
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random | THE GOLDEN EGGSA man's chicken laid one golden egg every day. He cut the chicken open to get all the gold at once, and the chicken died.
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random | THE DONKEY AND THE PET DOGThe donkey saw how much his owner loved his dog, so the donkey imitated the dog: he tried to jump into the man's lap and lick his face. The enraged man beat the donkey and drove him away.
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random | THE WOLF AND THE GOATWolf caught Goat. "Please, Wolf," Goat said, "play a song on your flute so I can dance one last time before I die." Wolf took out his flute and played; Goat started dancing... and then he ran away.
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random | ZEUS AND THE JACKDAW"I will choose who will be king of the birds," said Zeus. Jackdaw stole feathers from all the birds and put them on. "Look at me!" he cried. Zeus was about to make Jackdaw king but the other birds angrily grabbed back their feathers. Jackdaw did not become king.
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random | ZEUS AND THE TURTLEZeus invited the animals to his wedding, and they all came except Turtle. When Zeus saw Turtle later, he asked, "Why didn't you come?" "I prefer to stay home," Turtle replied, so Zeus made Turtle carry his home everywhere.
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random | ZEUS AND THE FOXZeus changed Fox into a woman and made her his queen, but when she was sitting on the heavenly throne, she noticed a beetle and jumped down to chase it. "You are not worthy to be queen!" Zeus shouted, and he threw her out of heaven.
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random | THE HUNTER AND THE SNAREAs he tried to snare a bird in a tree, a hunter stepped on a snake in the grass. The snake bit him, and as he was dying, the hunter groaned, "It is justice: I plotted to kill another, and now I am caught in death's snare myself."
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random | ZEUS AND THE CAMEL"Please give me horns," Camel said to Zeus. "You should be grateful with the fits you already have," shouted Zeus, and he cropped the camel's ears; that's why the camel's ears are short now.
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random | THE FOX AND THE CROWCrow sat in a tree eating cheese. "O beautiful Crow," shouted Fox. "Is your song as beautiful as your feathers? Sing for me, Crow!" When the Crow opened his mouth to sing, the cheese fell down, and Fox ran away with it.
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random | THE CROW AND THE SNAKEA crow saw a snake on the ground. "What good luck!" he shouted, and swooped down to grab the snake. But before the crow could eat the snake, the snake bit him, and the dying crow shouted, "My good luck was not good at all!"
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random | THE BELLY AND THE BODYAngry at Belly for being lazy and greedy, the rest of the body went on strike: Legs wouldn't walk, Hands wouldn't carry, Mouth wouldn't open, Teeth wouldn't chew. They wanted to deprive the Belly of food, but then the whole body grew weak and died.
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random | THE DOG AND THE REFLECTIONA dog crossed a stream carrying a bone in his mouth. Looking down, he saw what he thought was a different dog carrying a bigger bone. He dropped his own bone and grabbed for the other bone and ended up with nothing.
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random | THE DOGS BY THE RIVERSeeing a cowhide in the river, the dogs decided to drink the river dry to get at the cowhide. They drank and drank until they exploded!
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random | THE GNAT AND THE BULLA gnat landed on a bull's horn and rested there for a while. "Thank you for bearing my weight," said the gnat as he flew away. The bull laughed. "I didn't notice your arrival and I wouldn't have noticed your departure either."
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