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FableNº 106

The Kid in the House and the Wolf

A kid inside a house saw a wolf go by. It began to insult and jeer at him. The wolf replied, "Poor wretch, it is not you who insult me, it is the place you are in."

Often it is the place and the occasion that give the boldness to defy the powerful.
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