The Ant and the Dove
A Dove saw an Ant fall into
a brook. The Ant struggled in
vain to reach the bank, and in
pity, the Dove dropped a blade of
straw close beside it. Clinging to
the straw like a shipwrecked sailor
to a broken spar, the Ant floated
safely to shore.
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Soon after, the Ant saw a man
getting ready to kill the Dove
with a stone. But just as he cast
the stone, the Ant stung him in
the heel, so that the pain made
him miss his aim, and the startled
Dove flew to safety in a distant
wood.
A kindness is never wasted.
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