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<h2>THE FARMER AND THE VIPER</h2>
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<p>One winter a Farmer found a Viper frozen and numb with cold, and
out of pity picked it up and placed it in his bosom. The Viper was
no sooner revived by the warmth than it turned upon its benefactor
and inflicted a fatal bite upon him; and as the poor man lay dying,
he cried, "I have only got what I deserved, for taking compassion
on so villainous a creature."</p>
<p class="adage">Kindness is thrown away upon the evil.</p>
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