μῦθοι Mythoi
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The quarreling sons and the bundle of twigs. Peasant puts twigs together and cannot break them. Separately they are easily broken. His sons apply the lessonFight of lions and bulls. Lion succeeds only when bulls separateDog leader fears defeat because his forces are of different breeds. Wolves are all of one kindQuails caught in net rise up in a body with net and escape. As soon as they quarrel they are caughtUnited cocks defeat partridge. When they quarrel they are defeated

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