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Man and Zeus

(Aesop’s Fables)

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　It is said that god created animals first of all long time ago.

　He gave some animals strong power, some animals fast speed, and some animals wings to fly with,

　however, he left man naked.

　So the man said to Zeus,

“God, I am the only one that you have left without a gift.”

　Then Zeus replied,

　“You are not aware of what I have given. It is the greatest gift of all.

　I gave you a sense of reason, which should be a great power among gods and among man.

　Reason is stronger than any other strong things and swifter than any other swift things.”

　Then man recognized what he has given , and glorified the god filled with gratitude.


　All man are gifted the sense of reason by a grace of god.

　However there are some people who are not aware of this great gift and they are jealous of animals even though the animals don’t have the sense of reason.

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