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96.The Donkey and the Grasshoppers

A DONKEY heard some grasshoppers chirping and was charmed. Wanting to make melodies as well as they did, he demanded to know what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.

“The dew,” they answered.

The donkey decided that he would live only on dew, and in a short time starved to death.

At times we have to examine ourselves to put our lives in order.

We often do well when we stop longing for things that are not in our alley. Otherwise we can bring mishap on ourselves.

We do well in pursuing nothing to our loss.