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<h2>THE FOX AND THE HEDGEHOG</h2>
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<p>A Fox, in swimming across a rapid river, was swept away by the
current and carried a long way downstream in spite of his
struggles, until at last, bruised and exhausted, he managed to
scramble on to dry ground from a backwater. As he lay there unable
to move, a swarm of horseflies settled on him and sucked his blood
undisturbed, for he was too weak even to shake them off. A Hedgehog
saw him, and asked if he should brush away the flies that were
tormenting him; but the Fox replied, "Oh, please, no, not on any
account, for these flies have sucked their fill and are taking very
little from me now; but, if you drive them off, another swarm of
hungry ones will come and suck all the blood I have left, and leave
me without a drop in my veins."</p>
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