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14. Ghost Cures an Old Man's Despair The weary old man had traveled far With a great pack of wood on his back, His bones cried out and his feet were sore And his mood was dreary and black. In despair he threw down his burden of wood, COME, DEATH! he groaned to the skies, And suddenly Death stood there by his side, Smiling and holding a scythe.. What is it? said Death, Can I be of help? But the old man was stunned to the core, O Please, said he, I've just one wish: Help me pick up this pack once more. MORAL: It is one thing to think about death, and another to see it really coming. from the book Prayers and Fables and the forthcoming book Aesop's Best: 80 Fables in Verse by William Cleary TOP

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