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AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
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making short, high sounds like a small bird or insect
From this reading “AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;”
a sequence of musical notes that forms a tune
From this reading “and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,”
made a firm decision to do something
From this reading “They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,”
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
making short, high sounds like a small bird or insect
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
a sequence of musical notes that forms a tune
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
made a firm decision to do something
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
Identical; not different.
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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