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One day while a Lion was eating his dinner, a piece of food got stuck in his mouth. It was so painful that he could not finish his dinner. He walked up and down, up and down in pain.

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A Bird sat on a branch of a tree nearby, and hearing the Lion, she said, “Friend, what troubles you?” The Lion told the Bird what was wrong, and the Bird said: “I would take the piece of food out of your mouth, friend, but I ...