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FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

And the moral, you'll find, is although it is kind  To grant favors that people are wishing for, Still a dinner you'll lack if you chance to throw back  In the pool little trout that you're fishing for; If their pleading you spurn you will certainly learn  That herbs will deliciously vary 'em: It is needless to state that a trout on a plate  Beats several in the aquarium.
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