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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Aesop's Fables 26


The Serpent and the File

A Serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an armorer's shop. As he glided over the floor he felt his skin pricked by a file lying there. 

In a rage he turned round upon it and tried to dart his fangs into it; but he could do no harm to heavy iron and had soon to give over his wrath. 

It is useless attacking the insensible. 



 

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