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Once upon a time the Sun was about to take to himself a wife. The

Frogs in terror all raised their voices to the skies, and

Jupiter, disturbed by the noise, asked them what they were

croaking about. They replied, "The Sun is bad enough even while

he is single, drying up our marshes with his heat as he does. But

what will become of us if he marries and begets other Suns?"

THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX