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“The boy cried "Wolf, wolf!" and the villagers came out to help him.”

“I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.”

“The fly sat upon the axel-tree of the chariot-wheel and said, 'What a dust do I raise!'”

“We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.”

“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.”

“I am sure the grapes are sour.”

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