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A Boy was bathing in a river and got out of his depth, and was in

great danger of being drowned. A man who was passing along a road

heard his cries for help, and went to the riverside and began to

scold him for being so careless as to get into deep water, but

made no attempt to help him. "Oh, sir," cried the Boy, "please

help me first and scold me afterwards."

Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.

THE QUACK FROG

Once upon a time a Frog came forth from his home in the marshes

and proclaimed to all the world that he was a learned physician,

skilled in drugs and able to cure all diseases. Among the crowd

was a Fox, who called out, "You a doctor! Why, how can you set up

to heal others when you cannot even cure your own lame legs and

blotched and wrinkled skin?"

Physician, heal thyself.

THE SWOLLEN FOX