m let go, I shall not forgetyou. So, with a smile, the Lion let him go. Soon the Lion was saved by the Mouse, whodid not forget him; for when some men hadcaught him, and had tied him with ropes to atree, the Mouse heard him roar, and came andgnawed the ropes, and let the Lion go, saying, You smiled… … The bridge broke down,They all fell in, May the rats go with you,Says Tom Bolin. THE GOOSE AND THE GOLDEN EGGS. There was once a man who had a goose thatlaid a golden egg every day. Now, he thoughtthat she must have much gold inside her. Sohe killed her, and cut her open. But he foundthat she was…
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