A Town Mouse and a Country Mouse were friends. The Country Mouse one dayinvited his friend to come and see him at his home in the fields. The Town Mouse came and they sat down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour.
The flavour was not much to the taste of the guest and presently he broke out with “My poor dear friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how I fare! My larder is a regular horn of plenty. You must come andstay with me and I promise you shall live on the fat of the land."
So when he returned to town he took the Country Mouse with him and showed him into a larder containing flour and oatmeal and figs and honey and dates.
The Country Mouse had never seen anything like it and sat down to enjoy the luxuries his friend provided. But before they had well begun, the door of the larder opened and some one came in. The two Mice scampered off and hid themselves in a narrow and exceedingly uncomfortable hole. Presently, when all was quiet, they ventured out again. But some one else came in, and off they scuttled again. This was too much for the visitor. "Good bye," said he, "I'm off. You live in the lap of luxury, I can see, but you are surrounded by dangers whereas at home I can enjoy my simple dinner of roots and corn in peace."
Moral : Safety is the first importance.
Elephant and Friends :
One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends.
He saw a monkey on a tree.
“Will you be my friend?” asked the elephant.
Replied the monkey, “You are too big. You can not swing from trees like me.”
Next, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friends.
But the rabbit said, “You are too big to play in my burrow!”
Then the elephant met a frog.
“Will you be my friend? He asked.
“How can I?” asked the frog.
“You are too big to leap about like me.”
The elephant was upset. He met a fox next.
“Will you be my friend?” he asked the fox.
The fox said, “Sorry, sir, you are too big.”
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives.
The elephant asked them what the matter was.
The bear replied, “There is a tier in the forest. He’s trying to gobble us all up!”
The animals all ran away to hide.
The elephant wondered what he could do to solve everyone in the forest.
Meanwhile, the tiger kept eating up whoever he could find.
The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, “Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor animals.”
“Mind your own business!” growled the tiger.
The elephant has a no choice but to give the tiger a hefty kick.
The frightened tiger ran for his life.
The elephant ambled back into the forest to announce the good news to everyone.
All the animals thanked the elephant.
They said, “You are just the right size to be our friend.”
This is a short story about Hungry Wolf.
Once, a wolf was very hungry. It looked for food here and there. But it couldn't get any. At last it found a loaf of bread and piece of meat in the hole of a tree.
The hungry wolf squeezed into the hole. It ate all the food. It was a woodcutter's lunch. He was on his way back to the tree to have lunch. But he saw there was nofood in the hole, instead, a wolf.
On seeing the woodcutter, the wolf tried to get out of the hole. But it couldn't. Its tummy was swollen.
The woodcutter caught the wolf and gave it nice beatings.
Once The Sun and The Wind happened to have a quarrel. Both of them claimed to be stronger. At last they agreed to have a trial of strength.
"Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of his cloak?" said the Sun.
The Wind agreed and did choose to have the first turn.
He blew in the hardest possible way.
As a result, the traveller wrapped his cloak even more tightly around him.
Then it was the turn of the Sun. At first he shone very gently. The sun went on shining brighter and brighter. The traveller felt hot.
Before long he took off his cloak and put it in his bag.
The Wind accepted his defeat.
Moral : Fury or force cuts no ice where gentleness does the job.
There were two goats.
Over a river there was a very narrow bridge.
One day a goat was crossing this bridge.
Just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat.
There was no room for them to pass.
"Go back," said one goat to the other, "There is no room for both of us".
"Why should I go back?” said the other goat. "Better you must go back."
“You must go back”, said the first goat, "because I am stronger than you.”
"You are not stronger than I”, said the second goat.
"We will see about that", said the first goat and he put down his horns to fight.
"Stop!” said the second goat.
“If we fight, we shall both fall into the river and be drowned and instead I have a plan. I shall lie down and you may walk over me.”
Then the wise one laid down on the bridge and the other goat walked highly over him.
So they crossed the bridge comfortably and went on their ways.
You can not please everyone.
This is a short story to teach you that you can not please everyone. A man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what a Donkey for but to ride is upon?"
So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men. One of whom said : "See that lazy youngster. He lets his father walk while he rides."
So the Man ordered his Boy to get off and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed two women. One of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along."
Well the Man did not know what to do. But at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said :
"Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor Donkey of yours - you and your hulking son?"
The man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the Donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the Donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge when the Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge and his fore-feet being tied together, he was drowned.
"That will teach you," said an old man who had followed them :
Moral : You Can Not Please Everyone.
Tit For Tat
Tit For Tat :
A river flew through a forest. Once, a hungry lion came to quench his thirst at the river. As he was drinking water, he spotted a donkey drinking water on the other bank. The lion thought, "Donkeys are fools. I must do something to catch this foolish animal for lunch."
So the lion called out, "Mr. Donkey, are there any jackals on your side of the river bank? I feel like hearing their song."
"No sir, jackals cannot sing any better than me. Let me sing for you," the foolish donkey said. He lifted his head up to the sky, closed his eyes and started braying. The lion crossed over a bridge and caught the donkey when he was braying.
But the donkey was clever. He said, "Oh! Do you want to eat me? I don't mind, but I have heard that good lions pray to God before the lunch."
""Yes, yes, I must pray before lunch," said the lion and closed his eyes to pray. The donkey kicked the lion hard and ran away.
The lion had been paid through the same plan he himself had made.
Tit For Tat
One day, a mango vendor stopped near a paan shop and thought, "Oh! I want to eat a paan, but I don't have any money with me."
By then, the paan seller had also seen the mango vendor. He thought, "Oh! Such lovely mangoes. I wish I could eat one of those juicy ones."
So the paan seller shouted out to him, "Hey, will you exchange amango for a paan?"
The mango vendor agreed. But the paan seller took some rotten betel leaves and made a tiny paan. He gave it the mango vendor. When the mango vendor asked for chuna, he replied, "Go and rub the paan against the wall to get chuna."
The mango vendor realized that he was being cheated. He gave a green mango to the paan seller. On seeing the green mango, the paan seller said, "Give me a yellow mango."
The mango vendor replied, "Rub your mango against that yellow painted wall and you will get your yellow mango."
Vanity of A Crow
Once, there was a crow that was always brooding about his colour. He thought sadly, "I am so black and ugly. If only I was colourful as other birds."
One day as the crow sat on a tree, a peacocks strutted by. They were walking with their feathers fanned out. The crow felt sad again, when he saw the peacocks' feathers. When the peacocks left, the crow found some of their feathers scattered on the ground. He picked them up and went to his friend the monkey. With his help, the crow tucked the feathers on his body. Then he went to the peacocks and said, "Let me join you for now Iam as beautiful as you are."
But the peacocks grew angry and pecked the crow away from there. The crow flew back to his own friends. But the crows said, "Go away from here. You cannot live with us because you don't feel proud to be what you are."
So the poor crow was abandoned by his own fellows and had to lead a lonely life. He learnt to accept himself as he was.
The Clever Mouse
A small mouse was feeling mischievous. He was in a jolly mood. He jumped around everywhere. Just then, he saw a big bull sleeping under a tree. The bull looked huge and had sharp and long horns. His largenostrils were open closing with every breath he took in and let out.
The mouse saw the bull breathing. He heard the loud snorts that were coming from his nostrils. The mouse went to the bull and shut his nostrils. The bull was woken up when he could not breathe. He got up and saw the mouse running away. The bull was very angry. He thought of teaching a lesson to the mouse. He chased the mouse to punish him.
The tiny mouse was quick on his feet. He ran fast even as the huge bull chased him. Then the mouse ran into a hole in a wall. The bull crashed his head into the wall and started bleeding. The wall crashed from a side but still the mouse did not emerge from the hole.
The bull understood that, one must not think that a small enemy is weak. Strength and size is not the winner all the time.
Justice of The Qazi
Justice of The Qazi :
Once, a just Qazi lived in Baghdad. One day a strange case was put before him. Three brothers came to him and said, "Our father is before his death, he said that, half of his property would be given to the eldest brother. The second brother must receive one fourth of his property and the youngest must be given one sixth of it. We have divided all the property this way. But we have eleven camels. How can we divide them?"
The Qazi went to the three brother's house and said, "Do you mind if I add my camel to your herd?"
"No, we don't," they replied.
Now, there were twelve camels. So the Qazi gave half of the camels to the eldest which is six camels. Then the second brother received one fourth which is three camels. Finally the third brother got one sixth of twelve camels which is two camels. Then the Qazi took back his own camel. The brothers thanked the Qazi, for his just decision.
Lesson of The Camel
Lesson of The Camel :
A camel lived in a forest. He had a very bad habit of teasing or insulting other animals for their appearance. He would tease the elephant and say, "Oh! How fat and ugly you look. God has given two tails one in the back and one in the front."
To the rhinoceros, he would comment, "All animals have two horns and you are queer-looking with just one horn on your nose."
When he would meet the zebra, he would always comment, "Ah! Here you are with crooked black lines all over you. What is the use of them anyway?"
All the animals felt bad at this. One day, a frank monkey met the cameland said, "Oh! Mr. Camel! Where are you going with that ugly hunch onyour back?
Look at your long and crooked neck on such a small body. What do you do with such a long neck?"
The camel felt hurt at such words. He learnt a lesson. Now he knew how the others felt at his comments. So he stopped that bad habit from that day itself.
Snake among The Frogs
Snake among The Frogs :
Once, a large number of frogs lived happily in a well. One day, two frogs got involved into a fierce fight. The other frogs were supporting each of then separately. And this way, two groups of the frogs were formed, each group supporting one frog. Soon the feud grew and the hatred spread among all the frogs of the two groups. They were always trying to demean the frog members of the other group.
One day, one group of frogs went to a snake and said, "In our well, some frogs have become our enemies. Please come to live in our well and eat up all of them. So that you will get food there and we will get rid of our enemies."
The snake agreed to stay in their well. Days went by and the snake started to eat three frogs of the enemy group everyday. Soon all the frogs of that group got killed. Then the other group's frog leader asked the snake to leave the well as the job was done. But the snake was used to get the free food now. So he refused to leave the well. He stayed there and ate up all the other frogs too.
Thus due to a silly fight all the frogs lost their lives.
Self-Help
Self-Help :
Once, a rich merchant left his city to go to another country for trade. He went aboard a large ship. He was carrying trunks full of gold coins and precious gems.
One day a storm began. Huge waves rose in the sea waters. They rocked the ship from side to side. People started screaming with fright. The captain and the crew were trying their best not to let the ship drown. A few hours later, the storm stopped but the ship had a hole in its bottom. Water started seeping into the ship. People took the lifeboats and got off the drowning ship. Some jumped into the sea to swim ashore. While others held on to pieces of wood to stay afloat. The merchant started praying, "God please save my life. If I stay alive I will offer a lot of gold to you."
A man went to the merchant and said, "Don't pray to God. Try to jump out and swim ashore. Remember God helps those who help themselves."
But the merchant did not listen. He stayed on the ship and kept praying. Soon the ship drowned and the merchant went down with it.
The Cunning Wolf
The Cunning Wolf :
Once, a hungry wolf searched for food all over the forest. He soon reached the edge of the forest. There a stream was flowing. As the wolfwas walking around, he heard a strange sound. He strained his ear to hear better. He heard a lamb's bleating. The wolf's heart filled with hope that may be he could have a lamb for lunch and drink the sweet streamwater later.
Soon he spotted a lamb grazing on a small sloping hill. But when the wolftried to climb the hill, he slipped and fell. Then to entice the lamb, he said, "What are you doing on this high hill? You will fall in to the deep gorge. Get down here to the meadow to graze the green grass. You can drink the sweet cool stream water too.”
But the clever lamb knew about the wolf's nature. So he called back, "No, Mr. Wolf, I am alright here. There is enough grass for me on the hill.
The wolf went away with a heavy heart. He realized that cleverness was mightier than cunningness.
The Fox and The Snake
The Fox and The Snake :
Once, a fox lived in a forest. One fine morning, he was roaming aroundthe forest and he was feeling bored.
As he was passing by, he saw a huge, thick and long snake lying under some trees. His long body stretched from one comer of the path to the .other. The fox got much impressed by the snake's big size. He thought, "It's such a large snake. It must eat a lot to be so big. I wish I will be aslarge and long as this snake. I too must lie on the ground and stretch my body. If I crawl on the rough ground and stretch my body end to end, I will surely become as long as him. I must try this at once."
So the fox lay down on the path by the snake's side and started stretching his body. He tried hard but his bones and muscles ached, yet he did not grow long enough. At last he stretched so hard that his stomach burst open and he died on the spot.
The poor fox did not know that one can be equal to one's own ilk. No one must compare oneself with others who are stronger or larger than they are.
A Moral Story : Look before You leap.
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Once, a fox was very thirsty.
He saw a big well nearby and peeped into it.
The fox slipped and fell into the well.
He tried to come out.
But he could not do so.
After some time, there came a goat who was also thirsty.
He too peeped into the well.
The fox saw the goat and said from inside the well, “The water is very sweet.Come and Come to enjoy.”
The foolish goat also jumped into the well.
The clever fox climbed on the back of the goat and jumped out of the well.
A Moral Story : Two Friends
and The Bear
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Vijay and Raju were friends. On a holiday they went into a forest. They were enjoying the beauty of nature. Suddenly they saw a bear coming at them. They were frightened.
Raju who knew climbing trees ran up to a tree and climbed up quickly. He did not think of Vijay. Vijay did not know tree climbing.
Vijay thought for a second. He had heard animals do not prefer dead bodies. He fell to the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed him and thought he was dead. So, he went away.
Raju asked Vijay," What did the bear whisper into your ears?”
Vijay replied, "The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you" and went on his way.
MORAL : A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A Moral Story : The Wolf
and The Crane
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Once a wolf killed a lamb and started eating it.
Suddenly a piece of bone stuck in its throat. It cried out of pain and called for help. There came a crane. The wolf lured the crane that it will give lot of rewards.
The greedy crane immediately agreed and removed the piece of bone with its long nose. The wolf was relieved of its pain. Then the crane asked for the rewards.
The wolf laughed at the crane and said, "I have already rewarded you without biting your head. Run away from here, else I will kill you". The crane was very much disappointed and ran way to save its life.
MORAL : You should help only those who deserve for it.
A Moral Story : The Wise Cock
and The Wicked Fox
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There lived a wise cock in a village. He did his duties well. He crowed early in the morning waking up the folks for their daily chores.
One day the cock was taking rest on a tree top. A wicked fox passed that way. The fox looked up and saw the handsome cock perched on the tree. The fox decided to eat the cock. So he said in as sweet a voice as possible.
"Hello, dear cock! I bring you news from Heaven. There is a new order laid for us. From now on all birds and animals shall become friends and live together in peace".
The cock was astonished. He asked "Is it true?"
The fox replied, "Yes, of course. If you would like to test it, why not come down?" Now the cock began to think wise. He said, "Won't you wait a minute. A few of our friends are coming along".
It was the fox's turn to be surprised, "Friends! Who are coming? What do you mean?" The cock answered "I can see some Hounds coming. Let us wait for them".
On hearing the words Hounds, the fox got annoyed. He started to run away. The cock asked, "Why are you running? What happened to our friendship?" The only reply was "Forget it."
MORAL : Wise men can unveil wickedness.
A Moral Story : The Tricky Fox
A greedy fox stealthily entered a garden to eat the grapes. But its tail was cut down by a trap when it tried to escape from the trap.
It worried because all other foxes would mock at its lost tall. Hence it planned a trick.
When all foxes ridiculed it and said, "I have cut down the tail myself because it is a great hindrance. Now I am free and happy without my tail. So you too cut down your tails. It will be very convenient to all of you."
An old wise fox laughed at the tricky fox and said, "I will also join you after losing my tail when I try to steal the grapes. It looks very nice to be with a tail and I am proud of it."
Now all other faxes understood the trick of the fox and mocked at it. The ashamed fox ran away into the forest.
MORAL : Don't believe selfish person's words.
A Moral Story : The Shepherd Boy
and The Wolf
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T here was a village on the outskirts of a forest. A shepherd boy used to take his herd of sheep across the fields to the lawns near the forest.
One day he felt very boring. He wanted to have fun. So he cried aloud "Wolf, Wolf. The wolf is carrying away a lamb". Farmers working in the fields came running and asked, "Where is the wolf?". The boy laughed and replied "It was just a fun. Now get going all of you".
The boy played the trick for quite a number of times in the next few days.
After some days as the boy, perched up on a tree, as singing a song, there came an wolf. The boy cried loudly "Wolf, Wolf, The wolf is carrying a lamb away." There was no one to come. The boy shouted "Help! Wolf! Help!" Still no one came to his help. The villagers thought that the boywas playing mischief again.
The wolf carried a lamb away.
MORAL : A liar's truth is seldom believed.
A Moral Story : The Lion
and The Mouse
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A lion was sleeping in a forest. A mouse started playing on it. The lion was disturbed and arose from his sleep. It caught up the mouse angrily and tried to crush it to death.
Then the mouse prayed the lion to leave him off and assured that it would help him when it needed. The lion laughed at it and let him off.
One day the lion was caught in a net spread by a hunter. It roared and tried to escape but in vain. The mouse heared the lion's roaring and came there. It started cutting the net with its teeth. The lion escaped and thanked the mouse.
MORAL : Everything has its own value.
A Moral Story : The Lion and The Mouse!
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Once, a lion was sleeping in the den.
“Korrr…Korrr…,”
A little mouse was running up and down the lion.
The lion wake up and caught the mouse. The angry lion opened his mouth to eat the mouse. The frightened little mouse said, “Please Mr. Lion, Do not eat me. I will help you some day.”
The lion took pity on the mouse and let go off him
After some days, the lion caught in the hunter’s net and started roaring painfully.
“Rrrr….Rrrr…”
The mouse came there on hearing the lion’s roar and bit off the net with his sharp teeth and set the lion free.
The lion and the mouse became friends and the lion said, “Thank You, my little friend!”
A Moral Story : The Peacock
and The Crane
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T here was a peacock who often boasted about his beauty. Everyday he walked to the banks of a large lake and looked his own reflections and said "Oh! What a beautiful bird I am! Look at my colourful tail".
Once the peacock saw a crane on the banks of the lake. He said with a sneer to the crane, "What a colourless bird you are! You have no beautiful and colourful feathers like mine".
The crane replied, "Of course! I don't have beautiful feathers. But, my feathers can make me fly across the lake. Can your feathers make you fly?" There was no reply from the peacock.
MORAL : It is better to be useful than to be beautiful.
A Moral Story : The Hare
and The Lion
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A lion was getting fed up of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order, "Everyday one of you should come by yourself as my prey". All animals started to obey this order.
It was the hare's day. The hare was very sad. As he was going to the lion's den, he came across an old well. He looked into it. It was very deep and dangerous. He made a plan to his mind.
The lion was very angry that no animal had come that day. The hareslowly came towards the lion. The lion roared "Why are you late?" The hare humbly replied, "Oh my way another lion chased me. I got away with much difficulty to give my life to you, Your Majesty".
The lion was pleased with the hare. But the thought of another lion in the jungle made him angry. The lion roared "Do you know where he lives?"The hare replied "Yes, Sir. Please come with me".
The hare took the lion to the old well. He said "Sir, that lion lives in this well". The lion peeped into the well. He mistook his reflection for another lion. He roared and there was an echo. He thought that the other lion was roaring too and jumped into the well. That was the end of the lion.
MORAL : Wisdom can win might.
A Moral Story : The Fox and
The Hare
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A hare was staring at a fox in admiration.
The fox asked, "What are you staring at?"
The hare said in an anxious voice, “I was wondering about you".
The fox asked, "What is the wonder with me?"
The hare said "Are you really as cunning as people say?"
The fox looked at the hare with a thoughtful look and replied after some silent moments, "Well! Why don't you do one thing? Come tonight and join me for dinner. We shall discuss the matter".
The hare went to the fox's house at night. On the dining table were laidplates and bowls. But there was no food at all. The hare thought, "Oh! What a fool I am! The fox has planned to eat me" and he ran away.
MORAL : Cunning words are undependable.
A Moral Story : The Fox and The Crow
Once a crow stole a vadai from a vendor.
It wanted to eat it. So it flew away to a tree nearby.It was about to eat it. Then a hungry fox passing by saw it. He decided to have the vadai. “Oh! My dear crow,” he said to the crow, “How beautiful you are! Your feathers are really shiny. Surely your voice must also very sweet. Please sing a song for me.” The foolish crow opened its mouth to sing. The vadai fell down.AT once the clever fox picked it up and ran away with it.
Moral : Don’t fool other. Otherwise you will be fooled.
A Moral Story : The Cat and The Fox
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A cat and a fox were once discussing about hounds.
The cat said, "I hate hounds. They are very nasty animals. They hunt and kill us".
The fox said, "I hate hounds more than you". .
The cat asked, "How do you save yourself from hounds?"
The fox replied, "There are many tricks to get away from hounds".
The cat asked "Can you say what your tricks are?"
"They are very simple", said the fox. He added, "I can hide behind thick bushes. I can run along thorny hedges. I can hide in burrows. There are many more such tricks".
Now it was the turn of the fox to ask the cat about her tricks.
The fox asked, "How many tricks do you know?"
The cat replied, "I know just one trick".
The Fox sneered, "Oh! How sad! You know only one trick? What is your trick?"
The cat was about to answer. But, she found a flock of hounds fast approach. She said, "I am going to do it now. Because the hounds are coming".
Saying these words, the cat ran up a nearby tree safe from the hounds. The fox tried all his tricks but the hounds out beat him. "My one trick is better than all his tricks", said the cat to herself.
MORAL : It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts.
A Moral Story : The Cap-Seller and The Monkeys
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Once, there was a cap-seller in a town. On one fine day, he was selling caps.
“Caps, caps, caps….Five rupees caps, ten rupees caps….”
After he made few sales of caps, he became very tired. He decided to sit under a big tree to take rest for a while. Soon, he slept off.
There were many monkeys on the big tree. They saw the cap-seller was sleeping under the tree. The monkeys were sitting on the top of the tree. The monkeyscame down, took the caps from the cap-seller-bag and wore them. Then they climbed the tree again.
When the cap seller woke up, he was shocked to see his basket empty. He searched for his caps. To his surprise, he saw the monkeys were wearing them. He found that monkeys were imitating him. So, he started throwing his cap down and the monkeys also did so. The cap-seller collected all the caps, put them back in his basket and went away happily.
Moral : Wisdom is better than weapons of war.
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