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Revenge Served Cold

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A classic Aesop's fable brings timeless wisdom about reciprocity and treating others as we wish to be treated. The Fox and the Stork demonstrates that what goes around comes around through a simple tale of dinner invitations gone wrong.

• Fox invites Stork to dinner but serves soup in a shallow dish the Stork cannot eat from
• Stork remains gracious despite leaving hungry from the Fox's trick
• Stork invites Fox for a return dinner and serves food in a narrow-necked jar
• Fox cannot reach the food with his snout, experiencing the same frustration
• Stork delivers the moral: "One bad turn deserves another"
• Aesop's fable demonstrates how treating others poorly often results in similar treatment

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Introduction to Aesop's Fable

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Hello , are you tired ? You will be . I'm bringing to you , for your pleasure , a fable of Aesop . This particular fable is entitled the Fox and the Stork . Yes , yes , another fox fable , let's begin .

The Fox's Shallow Dinner Trick

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At one time the fox and the stork were on visiting terms and seemed to be very good friends . So the fox invited the stork to dinner and , for a joke , put nothing before her but some soup in a very shallow dish . This fox , this the fox , could easily lap up ,

The Stork's Clever Revenge

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but the stork could only wet the end of her long bill in it and left the meal as hungry as when she began . I'm sorry , said the fox , the soup is not to your liking . Pray , do not apologize , said the stork . Pray , do not apologize , said the stork . I hope you will return this visit and come and dine with me soon .

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So a day was appointed when the fox should visit the stork , but when they were seated at table , all that was for their dinner was contained in a very long-necked jar with a narrow mouth in which the fox could not insert his snout , snout . So all he could do , all he could manage to do , was to lick the outside of the jar . I will not apologize for the dinner , said the stork . One bad turn deserves another

Moral and Closing Thoughts

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. This has been the Fox and the Stork by Aesop . I hope you understand the lessons that I'm bringing in this series . If you do , obviously you will like them and you will subscribe to this podcast and you will give a glowing review and a high rating and you'll share this amazing content with someone very important to you . Goodbye .