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The Fables of Aesop 22The Fox and the Mask

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The Fables of Aesop 22

The Fox and the Mask

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A Fox had by some means got into the store-room of a theatre. Suddenly he observed a face glaring down on him and began to be very frightened; but looking more closely he found it was only a Mask such as actors use to put over their face. “Ah,” said the Fox, “you look very fine; it is a pity you have not got any brains.”
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

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Aesop — The Fables of Aesop (Aesop) (date of first publication not recorded). Public Domain. Aesop, The Fables of Aesop; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #28. Source

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The Fables of Aesop 23

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