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ENFRESDEIT
FableNº 77

The Weasel and the File

After slipping into a blacksmith's workshop, began to lick the file that lay there. As it happened, her tongue was worn away and a great deal of blood flowed; and she rejoiced, imagining that she was taking something off the iron, until at last she lost her tongue.

*Reckless quarrels may injure the quarreller more than the opponent.
Moral
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