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Hilda
Yes, reading's one of my favorite pastimes! I was just finishing up, actually, so I think I'll—
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Yes, reading's one of my favorite pastimes! I was just finishing up, actually, so I think I'll—
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Seteth
Once upon a time, deep in the cold mountains, there lived a lazy fox and an industrious squirrel.
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Once upon a time, deep in the cold mountains, there lived a lazy fox and an industrious squirrel.
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Seteth
The squirrel worked tirelessly, all day long, while the fox did nothing but lounge around and play.
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The squirrel worked tirelessly, all day long, while the fox did nothing but lounge around and play.
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Seteth
When autumn came, the squirrel hurriedly gathered up acorns for the winter. But the fox continued to play without a care.
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When autumn came, the squirrel hurriedly gathered up acorns for the winter. But the fox continued to play without a care.
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Seteth
A biting winter fell upon the land. The mountains, caked in snow, concealed all nourishment from sight.
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A biting winter fell upon the land. The mountains, caked in snow, concealed all nourishment from sight.
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Seteth
The hungry fox went to the squirrel's dwelling, but the squirrel had locked up tight and gone to sleep.
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The hungry fox went to the squirrel's dwelling, but the squirrel had locked up tight and gone to sleep.
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Seteth
Every so often, the squirrel would wake, enjoy a nibble of an acorn, and then return to an easy slumber.
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Every so often, the squirrel would wake, enjoy a nibble of an acorn, and then return to an easy slumber.
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Seteth
The fox, on the other hand, with nowhere else to turn, was forced to scrounge for food in the bitter cold of the forest.
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The fox, on the other hand, with nowhere else to turn, was forced to scrounge for food in the bitter cold of the forest.
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Seteth
Forlorn and hungry, he wandered in solitude all through the winter, until spring came once more.
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Forlorn and hungry, he wandered in solitude all through the winter, until spring came once more.
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Hilda
But the lazy fox and the industrious squirrel, huh? That one I don't think I've heard before.
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But the lazy fox and the industrious squirrel, huh? That one I don't think I've heard before.
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Seteth
I did. When Flayn was young, she loved fairy tales more than anything. I would read them to her often.
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I did. When Flayn was young, she loved fairy tales more than anything. I would read them to her often.
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Seteth
This one, however, is a more recent creation. I wrote it for the benefit of the children in the monastery.
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This one, however, is a more recent creation. I wrote it for the benefit of the children in the monastery.
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Hilda
I can just see it now, you writing fairy tales for your little sister! That's just the cutest thing.
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I can just see it now, you writing fairy tales for your little sister! That's just the cutest thing.