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But if we kill them, others, who have no experience, will be set to slaughter us, and will by their bungling inflict great sufferings upon us. BUT IF WE KILL THEM OTHERS WHO HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WILL BE SET TO SLAUGHTER US AND WILL BY THEIR BUNGLING INFLICT GREAT SUFFERINGS UPON US
hen war broke out again, and the Soldier saddled and bridled his Horse, and, having put on his heavy coat of mail, mounted him to ride off and take the field. But the poor half-starved beast sank down under his weight, and said to his rider, "You will have to go into battle on foot this time. Thanks to hard work and bad food, you have turned me from a Horse into an ass; and you cannot in a moment turn me back again into a Horse." THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHERS Once upon a time the Oxen determined to be revenged upon the Butchers for the havoc they wrought in their ranks, and plotted to put them to death on a given day. They were all gathered together discussing how best to carry out the plan, and the more violent of them were engaged in sharpening their horns for the fray, when an old Ox got up upon his feet and said, "My brothers, you have good reason, I know, to hate these Butchers, but, at any rate, they understand their trade and do what they have to do without causing unnecessary pain.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DAT ORG RECORDED BY LEAD UNCLEBERG FORTHWORTH TEXAS DONKE DOT KAM ESOP'S FABLES THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHER'S ONCE UPON A TIME THE OXEN DETERMINED TO BE REVENGED UPON THE BUTCHERS FOR THE HAVOC THEY WROUGHT IN THEIR RANKS AND PLOTTED TO PUT THEM TO DEATH ON A GIVEN DAY THEY WERE ALL GATHERED TOGETHER DISCUSSING HOW BEST TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN AND THE MORE VIOLENT OF THEM WERE ENGAGED IN SHARPENING THEIR HORNS FOR THE FRAY WHEN AN OLD OX GOT UP UPON HIS FEET AND SAID MY BROTHERS YOU HAVE GOOD REASON I KNOW TO HATE THESE BUTCHERS BUT AT ANY RATE THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR TRADE AND DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO WITHOUT CAUSING UNNECESSARY PAIN
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