The Hen And The Vipers

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Title:     The Hen And The Vipers
Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce]

A Hen who had patiently hatched out a brood of vipers, was accosted by a Swallow, who said: "What a fool you are to give life to creatures who will reward you by destroying you."

"I am a little bit on the destroy myself," said the Hen, tranquilly swallowing one of the little reptiles; "and it is not an act of folly to provide oneself with the delicacies of the season."

[The end]
Ambrose Bierce's short story: The Hen And The Vipers

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