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<h2>THE ASS AND THE DOG</h2>
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<p>An Ass and a Dog were on their travels together, and, as they
went along, they found a sealed packet lying on the ground. The Ass
picked it up, broke the seal, and found it contained some writing,
which he proceeded to read out aloud to the Dog. As he read on it
turned out to be all about grass and barley and hay—in short,
all the kinds of fodder that Asses are fond of. The Dog was a good
deal bored with listening to all this, till at last his impatience
got the better of him, and he cried, "Just skip a few pages,
friend, and see if there isn't something about meat and bones." The
Ass glanced all through the packet, but found nothing of the sort,
and said so. Then the Dog said in disgust, "Oh, throw it away, do:
what's the good of a thing like that?"</p>
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