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A fox and Crane

(Aesop's Fables)

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　A fox offered bean soup in a flat plate to a crane.

“……….”

　The fox laughed at the crane which looked annoyed.

　The soup was so watery that there’s no way for the crane to sip with the long and thin mouth.

　One day, the crane invited the fox to dinner and served food in a bottle with the long and thin neck.

　Though the crane ate it putting his mouth into the bottle easily,

　the fox couldn't eat it because he couldn't put his mouth into the bottle with the long thin neck.

　The crane, who succeeded getting back at the fox, laughed at the fox in trouble.


　Thus, if scholars bring up difficult subjects to talk about at meal times,

　ordinary people would be bored not knowing what to say to respond.

　Oppositely, if ordinary people raise a foolish topic to talk about, scohlars would be unpleasant.

　This story tells us that if people in different positions from each other have meals together, they wouldn't enjoy.

　It’s always better to have meals with your good friends.

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