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The Sick Stag |
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Title: The Sick Stag Author: Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables) [More Titles by Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables)] A sick Stag lay down in a quiet corner of his pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living. Evil companions bring more hurt than profit. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |