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Untitled Fable |
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The moral of this
fable is: Telling lies only delays your downfall. |
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The fable is: |
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Once upon a time -- and one time too
many -- an untrustworthy king lied to his loyal
followers. |
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The king
often told lies. He had always gotten away with telling
lies because his followers really liked their king.
After a while the king had come to not even care that he
was telling lie after lie to his trusting followers. |
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One day a very bad
empire attacked the kingdom of the king. All the king's followers
were panicked. They were very afraid. They looked to the king for
leadership. |
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But the
king was so terrified for his personal safety that he
could not even make up a lie to tell his followers. The
king did not answer when his followers called out for
help. |
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When his
followers were left to protect themselves, they did
well. The king's followers saved the kingdom from the
evil attackers without the king's help and without the
king's lies. |
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The people realized that they were
better off without a king who tells lies. The people
sent away the king who lied to them. They elected an
honest leader. |