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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."

Kindness is thrown away upon the evil.

THE TWO FROGS