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A trading Greek for want of law	B
Protection bought of a pashaw	C
And like a nobleman he paid	D
Much rather than a man of trade	D
Protection being Turkish wise	E
A costly sort of merchandise	E
So costly was it in this case	F
The Greek complain'd with tongue and face	F
Three other Turks of lower rank	G
Would guard his substance as their own	H
And all draw less upon his bank	G
Than did the great pashaw alone	H
The Greek their offer gladly heard	I
And closed the bargain with a word	I
The said pashaw was made aware	J
And counsel'd with a prudent care	J
These rivals to anticipate	K
By sending them to heaven's gate	K
As messengers to Mahomet	K
Which measure should he much delay	L
Himself might go the self same way	L
By poison offer'd secretly	M
Sent on before his time to be	M
Protector to such arts and trades	N
As flourish in the world of shades	N
On this advice the Turk no gander	O
Behaved himself like Alexander	O
Straight to the merchant's firm and stable	P
He went and took a seat at table	P
Such calm assurance there was seen	Q
Both in his words and in his mien	Q
That e'en that weasel sighted Grecian	R
Could not suspect him of suspicion	R
'My friend ' said he 'I know you've quit me	M
And some think caution would befit me	M
Lest to despatch me be your plan	S
But deeming you too good a man	S
To injure either friends or foes	T
With poison'd cups or secret blows	T
I drown the thought and say no more	U
But as regards the three or four	U
Who take my place	F
I crave your grace	F
To listen to an apologue	G
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'A shepherd with a single dog	G
Was ask'd the reason why	V
He kept a dog whose least supply	V
Amounted to a loaf of bread	K
For every day The people said	K
He'd better give the animal	P
To guard the village seignior's hall	W
For him a shepherd it would be	M
A thriftier economy	M
To keep small curs say two or three	M
That would not cost him half the food	K
And yet for watching be as good	K
The fools perhaps forgot to tell	X
If they would fight the wolf as well	X
The silly shepherd giving heed	K
Cast off his dog of mastiff breed	K
And took three dogs to watch his cattle	P
Which ate far less but fled in battle	P
His flock such counsel lived to rue	Y
As doubtlessly my friend will you	Y
If wise my aid again you'll seek '	-
And so persuaded did the Greek	G
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Not vain our tale if it convinces	Z
Small states that 'tis a wiser thing	G
To trust a single powerful king	G
Than half a dozen petty princes	A2

Jean De La Fontaine

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