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A Wolf came upon a Lamb straying from the flock, and felt some compunction about taking the life of so helpless a creature without some plausible excuse; so he cast about for a grievance and said at last, "Last year, sirrah, you grossly insulted me. " "That is impossible, sir," bleated the Lamb, "for I wasn't born then. " "Well," retorted the Wolf, "you feed in my pastures. " "That cannot be," replied the Lamb, "for I have never yet tasted grass. " "You drink from my spring, then," continued the Wolf. "Indeed, sir," said the poor Lamb, "I have never yet drunk anything but my mother's milk. " "Well, anyhow," said the Wolf, "I'm not going without my dinner": and he sprang upon the Lamb and devoured it without more ado.