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The Lion And The Wolf |
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Title: The Lion And The Wolf Author: Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables) [More Titles by Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables)] A Wolf, roaming by the mountain's side, saw his own shadow, as the sun was setting, become greatly extended and magnified, and he said to himself: "Why should I, being of such an immense size, and extending nearly an acre in length, be afraid of the Lion? Ought I not to be acknowledged as King of all the collected beasts?" While he was indulging in these proud thoughts, a Lion fell upon him, and killed him. He exclaimed with a too-late repentance, "Wretched me! this over-estimation of myself is the cause of my destruction." It is not wise, to hold too exalted an opinion of one's self. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |