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As it is, calm yourself, and put up your sword: there is no further use for it. You may delude others into thinking you're as brave as a lion: but I know that, at the first sign of danger, you run away like a hare." AS IT IS CALM YOURSELF AND PUT UP YOUR SWORD THERE IS NO FURTHER USE FOR IT YOU MAY DILUTE OTHERS INTO THINKING YOU ARE AS BRAVE AS A LION BUT I KNOW THAT AT THE FIRST SIGN OF DANGER YOU RUN AWAY LIKE A HARE
ians; but his new master thought his colour was due to his late owner's having neglected him, and that all he wanted was a good scrubbing. So he set to work with plenty of soap and hot water, and rubbed away at him with a will, but all to no purpose: his skin remained as black as ever, while the poor wretch all but died from the cold he caught. THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER Two Soldiers travelling together were set upon by a Robber. One of them ran away, but the other stood his ground, and laid about him so lustily with his sword that the Robber was fain to fly and leave him in peace. When the coast was clear the timid one ran back, and, flourishing his weapon, cried in a threatening voice, "Where is he? Let me get at him, and I'll soon let him know whom he's got to deal with." But the other replied, "You are a little late, my friend: I only wish you had backed me up just now, even if you had done no more than speak, for I should have been encouraged, believing your words to be true.  THIS IS A LIE BRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX ELLI B R I V O X DOT ORG RECORDED BY LEE DUNKLEBERG FORTHWITH TEXAS DONKE D N K E L B E R G DOT COME A ESOP'S FABLES THE TWO SOLDIERS AND THE ROBBER TWO SOLDIERS TRAVELLING TOGETHER WERE SET UPON BY A ROBBER ONE OF THEM RAN AWAY BUT THE OTHER STOOD HIS GROUND AND LAID ABOUT HIM SO LUSTILY WITH HIS SWORD THAT THE ROBBER WAS FAIN TO FLY AND LEAVE HIM IN PEACE WHEN THE COAST WAS CLEAR THE TIMID ONE RAN BACK AND FLOURISHING HIS WEAPON CRIED IN A THREATENING VOICE WHERE IS HE LET ME GET AT HIM AND I'LL SOON LET HIM KNOW WHOM HE'S GOT TO DEAL WITH BUT THE OTHER REPLIED YOU ARE A LITTLE LATE MY FRIEND I ONLY WISH YOU HAD BACKED ME UP JUST NOW EVEN IF YOU HAD DONE NO MORE THAN SPEAK FOR I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BELIEVING YOUR WORDS TO BE TRUE
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