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A herd of goats is threatened by a pride of lions, and it falls to one brave billy to face the danger alone.
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In this fable from India, a sly little insect teaches a jackdaw that all that glisters is not necessarily edible.
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Back in the 6th century, Mary was consumed by an addiction so compulsive that she would use and discard anyone to satisfy it.
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Pliny was only about nine when his uncle left to go and help rescue the terrified townspeople of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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John’s enduring influence is evident today in the rich sights and sounds of Christian liturgy.
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John Wesley urged the medical profession (and his fellow clergy) to remember that drugs are not the answer to every sickness.