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FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS

"Bird of freedom," quoth the urchin, With an unrelenting frown,"You shall decorate a perch in The menagerie in town;But of feathers quite a cluster I shall first remove for Ma;Thanks to you, she'll have a duster For her precious objets d'art."
And the moral is that pride is The precursor of a fall.Those beneath you to deride is Not expedient at all.Howsoever meek and humble Your inferiors may be,They perchance may make you tumble, So respect them. Q. E. D.
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