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The Singer
(Aesop’s Fables)
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A poor singer had been singing at home from morning till night.
Because the house was surrounded by robust walls, which made his voice rebound beautifully,
the singer thought he had a beautiful voice.
Flattering himself, he finally decided to sing at the theater.
However, when he actually sang on the stage, it turned out a disaster,
and audience members kicked him out of the theater by throwing stones at him.
The same way as the singer,
when a person, who is considered eloquent in class, has to make a speech in front of a crowd of people,
that could end up a disaster from time to time.
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