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The Man and the Wooden God

In the old days men used to worship stocks and stones and idols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that a Man had often prayed to a wooden idol he had received from his father, but his luck never seemed to change. He prayed and he prayed, but still he remained as unlucky as ever. One day in the greatest rage he went to the Wooden God, and with one blow swept it down from its pedestal. The idol broke in two, and what did he see? An immense number of coins flying all over the place.

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2013-4-18 08:27 PM - MLT
lol nubs.
2010-6-4 08:28 PM - max
cool!!!!!!
2004-10-22 03:45 AM - dr. oakley
i think the man will end up investing in a new idol.
2004-4-4 02:48 AM - Taylor
your aesops are wonderful i like them very much i want to know if you could send me some .
2003-12-4 06:20 PM - jeff
the man finally stopped wasting his time with his stupid wooden idol and was rewarded for it.

what do you think he did with all those coins?
2002-10-7 02:15 PM - JENNA AND LEE
were is the moral????????
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