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Three Morals
Below are three stories, each with a moral that can be expressed if you replace some of the words from a common phrase with rhyming words. For example, a story about a group of amphibians who pool their money together and take over the world might have the moral "Every frog has its pay", derived from the phrase "Every dog has its day".
The hint includes the three real phrases that the following morals are derived from, along with a few others to distract you. Can you determine the morals to these stories?
1. Three men are deep-sea fishing. The first brings his fish to the boat and very carefully and slowly tries to hook the fish to bring him in. He knocks the lure out of the fish's mouth with the hook and loses it. Later, the second man catches a fish. He does the same, and he too loses the fish. The third man then catches a fish, but very quickly hooks it by the gills and throws it into the boat. The moral of this story…
2. The woman was hosting a dinner party later in the evening. It was about noon, and she decided to take a nap before preparing the food for the party. Unfortunately, she overslept and had no food ready for her guests. The moral of this story…
3. The childish raven had a piece of candy and was goading the other birds with it. He went up to the robin and smacked his beak over the candy, but the robin was uninterested. He went to the blue jay and waved the candy in front of him, but the jay merely rolled his eyes and flew away. Finally, he stuck the candy in front of the pigeon's face, but the pigeon merely stated "will you please get that away from me". The moral of this story…
The hint includes the three real phrases that the following morals are derived from, along with a few others to distract you. Can you determine the morals to these stories?
1. Three men are deep-sea fishing. The first brings his fish to the boat and very carefully and slowly tries to hook the fish to bring him in. He knocks the lure out of the fish's mouth with the hook and loses it. Later, the second man catches a fish. He does the same, and he too loses the fish. The third man then catches a fish, but very quickly hooks it by the gills and throws it into the boat. The moral of this story…
2. The woman was hosting a dinner party later in the evening. It was about noon, and she decided to take a nap before preparing the food for the party. Unfortunately, she overslept and had no food ready for her guests. The moral of this story…
3. The childish raven had a piece of candy and was goading the other birds with it. He went up to the robin and smacked his beak over the candy, but the robin was uninterested. He went to the blue jay and waved the candy in front of him, but the jay merely rolled his eyes and flew away. Finally, he stuck the candy in front of the pigeon's face, but the pigeon merely stated "will you please get that away from me". The moral of this story…
Hint
Slow and steady wins the race.Look before you leap.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Put your money where your mouth is.
He who laughs last, laughs best.
Might makes right.
Two wrongs do not make a right.
Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.
Haste makes waste.
Answer
1. He who gaffs fast, gaffs best.2. Cook before you sleep.
3. Crows who seek to tease everybody tease nobody.
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