Now there was a man who stole a chicken from his neighbour evey day．This is not the way a man of moral principles should behave，he was told．Well，then I'll reduce the number，he replied，I'll steal one every month and next year I won't steal
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Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On th
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Two frogs in the belly of a snake were considering their altered circumstances．This is pretty bad luck，said one．Don't jump to conclusions，the other said，we are out of the wet and provided with board and lodging． With lodging，certainly，
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Jack and the Bean Plant I Once there was a poor woman. She had one son, whose name was Jack. Jack had no father; a giant had killed him. Jack's mother had one cow, whose milk they sold. They had no money but the money which they got for the milk. One
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A teacher asked one of her pupils, What'sthe nation's capital?The reply was, Washington DCOn being asked what the DC stood for,the pupil added, Dot com!
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The Wolf and the Lion A wolf，roaming by the mountain's side，saw his own shadow，as the sun was setting，become greatly extended and magnified，and he said to himself，Why should I being of such an immense size，and extending nearly an acre i
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A wolf accused a fox of theft，but the latter entirely denied the charge．An ape undertook to judge the matter between them．When each had fully stated his case，the ape pronounced this sentence；I do not think you，wolf，ever lost what you cl
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There was once a shepherd boy who looked after sheep for all the people in the village where he lived．Every morning he collected the sheep from their owners and drove them out onto the hills to feed．Every evening he rounded them carefully up and
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Snow-whiteⅠ Once there was a Queen. She was sitting at the window. There was snow outside in the garden--snow on the hill and in the lane, snow on the huts and on the trees: all things were white with snow. She had some cloth in her hand and a need
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We all know that we don't get enough sleep. But how much sleep do we really need? 我们都知道自己睡眠不足。但是我们真正需要多少睡眠呢？ Until about 15 years ago, one common theory was that if you slept at least four or five h
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Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed thegifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first said, I built a big house for our mother.The second said, I sent her a Mercedes with a dr
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How did I do?我干得怎么样？ A rookie police officer was out for his first ride in a cruiser with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse some people who were loitering. The officers drove to the street and observed a sm
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Photo of my wife 我老婆的照片 A businessman enters a tavern, sits down at the bar, and orders a double martini on the rocks. After he finishes the drink, he peeks inside his shirt pocket, and then orders the bartender to prepare another double
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She Didn't Say Anything A mother and son were washing dishes while the father and daughter were watching TV in the room. Suddenly, there was a crash of breaking dishes, then complete silence. The girl looked at her father and said, It was Mom. How do
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A man sat at a bar, had the saddest hangdog expression. Bartender: What's the matter? Are you having troubles with your wife?The man: We had a fight, and she told me that she wasn't going to speak to me for a month.Bartender: That should make you hap
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As an ass was quietly dining on thistles，he beheld a shepherd seated beneath a tree，awakening sweet echoes on his flute，and charming the ears of all within hearing，excepting our discontented lop-eared brute，who thus soliloquized：The world
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For over 2000 years, the good old iron horseshoe has remained the only reliable footwear for horses, but an Austrian company is ready to take the horse out of the Iron Age with the worlds first equine running shoes, the Megasus Horserunners. 两千多年
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