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Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:57:34 +0000 |
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1 an owl accustomed to feed at night and to sleep during the day was greatly disturbed by the noise of a grasshopper and earnestly besought her to stop chirping
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2 the grasshopper refused to desist and chirped louder and louder the more the owl entreated
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3 when she saw that she could get no redress and that her words were despised the owl attacked the chatterer by a stratagem
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4 since i can not sleep
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5 she said
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6 on account of your song which believe me is sweet as the lyre of apollo i shall indulge myself in drinking some nectar which pallas lately gave me
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7 if you do not dislike it come to me and we will drink it together
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8 the grasshopper who was thirsty and pleased with the praise of her voice eagerly flew up
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9 the owl came forth from her hollow seized her and put her to death
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