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Yet Another Real Æsop, courtesy of Project Gutenberg:
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| A Dog and a Cock became great friends, and agreed to travel together. At nightfall the Cock flew up into the branches of a tree to roost, while the Dog curled himself up inside the trunk, | |
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| which was hollow. At break of day the Cock woke up and crew, as usual. A Fox heard, and, wishing to make a breakfast of him, came and stood under the tree and begged him to come down. "I should like," | |
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www.gutenberg.net/1/1/3/3/ 11339/11339-h/11339-h.htm #THE_DOG,_THE_COCK,_AND_THE_FOX
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| said he, "to make the acquaintance of one who has such a beautiful voice." The Cock replied, "Would you just wake my porter who sleeps at the foot of the tree? He'll open the door and let you in." | |
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| The Fox accordingly rapped on the trunk, when out rushed the Dog and tore him in pieces. | |
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| Hey! That's not a moral! You just wanted to make a dirty joke about "The Cock". | |
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