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An Ass was enchanted by the melody a Grasshopper produced. The Ass asked the Grasshopper what kind of food he ate thinking it gave him the beautiful song. "The dew," was the answer. The Ass started eating nothing but dew and shortly afterward died of hunger.
Townsend version
An Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
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