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34. A Doomed Man Enjoys Revenge
Two bitter foes got on a ship,
One sat back in the stern
The other took a seat in front,
Annoyed and taciturn.
Then one great wave crashed on
the ship
And filled it to the brink
And soon there was no doubt at
all
That little ship would sink.
The foe in back called to the mate
Which end will go down first?
The front, my friend
, the mate replied
That's where our load is worst.
Hurrah!
the man in back called out
Today I'm filled with glee,
Knowing my foe is sure to die
(Though just ahead of me).
MORAL: Hatred can blind us to reality.
from the book Praying Your Story and the forthcoming book Aesop's Best: 80 Fables in Verse by William Cleary
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