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Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Widow And The Sheep


A certain poor widow had one solitary Sheep. At shearing time, wishing to take his fleece and to avoid expense, she sheared him herself ,but used the shears so unskillfully that with the fleece she sheared the flesh. The Sheep, writhing with pain, said, " Why do you hurt me so, Mistress? What weight can my blood add to the wool? If you want my flesh, there is the butcher, who will kill me in an instant ; but if you want my fleece and wool , there is the shearer, who will shear and not hurt me.                           

This story teaches you that
" The least outlay is not always the greatest gain. " or “put the right man to the right job”

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Fox and the Crow


One day, while he was out walking, a fox saw a crow swoop down and pick up a piece of cheese in its beak. The crow then flapped its wings and flew up onto a high branch in a nearby tree. 

“Man, that's a tasty looking piece of cheese,” said the fox to himself. 

“Hey, I should have that cheese. I’m the fox and I deserve it,” he said. “I’m a sly, smooth talking fox too. I’ll have it soon enough."

The fox walked over to the foot of the tree. “Hi ya, Miss Crow” cried the fox. 

“How are you today?" asked the fox. "You’re looking mighty fine. Is there something different about you? Have you changed shampoo?" 

"Your feathers look so glossy and black and your eyes are sparkling like diamonds," said the fox, flattering the crow. "Hey, have you lost weight? Your figure looks great,” 

“Wow, if you can sing as good as you look then I'll have to call you Queen of all Birds” said the fox.

Flattered by all the compliments from the fox, and wanting to be called Queen of all Birds, the crow lifted her head and began to sing. 

But the moment she opened her mouth the cheese fell out, and the quick fox jumped and caught it before it hit the ground.

“Yes!!!” yelled the fox, holding the cheese up over his head as he did his victory dance. “I got what I wanted.”

The fox looked up at the sad crow in the tree. “To show you I’m not a really bad guy I’ll give you some advice for the future” he said to the crow. 

This story teaches you that
“Never trust a flatterer.” 

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