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Famous Fables
The Cockerel and
the Diamond
t was feeding time in the farmyard, but the farmer hadn’t turned
up. He was in bed with a bad cold and a high temperature – and
Ihe was too sick to think about his animals.
The horses were okay, as they had heaps of hay. The pigs had no problem, as
they had plenty of acorns. The cows, the sheep and the goats were good, as
they had fields of fresh green grass to chew on. But the hens and the cockerel
were all out of grain, and they were feeling peckish.
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