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The Lion and the Donkey that hunted together

(Aesop’s Fables)

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　The lion and the donkey arranged to go and hunt together.

　When they went to a cave where the wild goats lived, the lion stayed at the entrance,

　waiting for the goats to come out.

　The donkey entered the cave and cried in a loud voice, jumping among the goats and forcing them out of the cave.

　The lion captured the goats that came out of the cave.

　After the lion captured many goats, the donkey came out from the cave.

“Did you see? Because I fought bravely in there, all the goats ran out of the cave!”

　the donkey said proudly to the lion.

　The lion said,

“Sure, if I didn’t know you were a donkey, I would be scared to death too”



　You cannot brag in front of a person who knows you well or else they will just laugh at you.

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