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<h2>THE IMPOSTOR</h2>
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<p>A certain man fell ill, and, being in a very bad way, he made a
vow that he would sacrifice a hundred oxen to the gods if they
would grant him a return to health. Wishing to see how he would
keep his vow, they caused him to recover in a short time. Now, he
hadn't an ox in the world, so he made a hundred little oxen out of
tallow and offered them up on an altar, at the same time saying,
"Ye gods, I call you to witness that I have discharged my vow." The
gods determined to be even with him, so they sent him a dream, in
which he was bidden to go to the sea-shore and fetch a hundred
crowns which he was to find there. Hastening in great excitement to
the shore, he fell in with a band of robbers, who seized him and
carried him off to sell as a slave: and when they sold him a
hundred crowns was the sum he fetched.</p>
<p class="adage">Do not promise more than you can perform.</p>
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