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there, looking helplessly on, and calling loudly at intervals upon Hercules for assistance, the god himself appeared, and said to him, ' Put your shoulder to the wheel, man, and goad on your horses, and then you may call on Hercules to assist you. If you won't lift a finger to help yourself, you can't expect Hercules or any one else to come to your aid."
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THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLETREE, AND THE BRAMBLE
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POMEGRANATE and an Appletree were disputing about the quality of their fruits, and each claimed that its own was the better of the two. High words passed between them, and a violent quarrel was imminent, when a Bramble impudently poked its head out of a neighbouring hedge and said, ' There, that's enough, my friends; don't let us quarrel." |
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THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX
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LION and a Bear were fighting for possession of a kid, which they had both seized at the same moment. The battle was long and fierce, and at length
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