Aesop's Fables: The Man and His Two Wives
In the old days, when men were allowed to have many
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, a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was
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; each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself.
Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young
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did not like, as it made him look too old for her
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. So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the older Wife saw her husband growing grey with great
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, for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the
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ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon found himself entirely
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.
Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to
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.