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A sick Stag lay in a corner of his pasture. His friends came to inquire about his health and each who came ate some of the food put there for the Stag. He eventually died, not from illness, but from lack of food.
Townsend version
A sick Stag lay down in a quiet corner of its pasture-ground. His companions came in great numbers to inquire after his health, and each one helped himself to a share of the food which had been placed for his use; so that he died, not from his sickness, but from the failure of the means of living.
Moral
Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.
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