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Aesop's Fable # 15: The Man and the Wooden God

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     \-\{In the old days} men used to worship sticks and stones=CC and idols,=CC and prayed=CV {to them} to give*INFAV04 them luck.  \-\It happened [RNDSthat a Man had often prayed {to a wooden idol} [RAJFhe had received {from his father,}]] \C\but his luck never seemed to change.  \-\He prayed \C\and he prayed, \C\but still he remained as unlucky [RAVRas ever.]  \-\One day#NuA02 {in the greatest rage} he went {to the Wooden God,} and {with one blow} swept=CV it down {from its pedestal.}  \-\The idol broke {in two,} \C\and what did he see?  \F\An immense number {of coins} flying*GiveR05 all {over the place.}
 

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