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THE SWAN AND THE TORTOISE |
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"A. good
idea!" said the swans. "We shall surely carry you tomorrow. But, on the way, you
must not open your mouth."
The tortoise agreed.
Accordingly, the swans brought a thin stick. They carried the tortoise high up in the air,
with the tortoise
hanging on with its teeth.
As the three flew over a city, people in the streets noticed them and shouted, "Look,
two swans are carrying some round object between them!"
People collected to see the strange sight, and the noise grew louder.
Hearing the noise, the tortoise became proud. It wanted to say "'What is there to be
curious about?"
When it opened its mouth to say it, it lost the hold on the stick, fell down and died. |
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