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    There once was a farmer with a horse and a dog.  One day, a burglar entered the farmer's home, but the dog didn't do anything about it.  He let the thief steal all of the farmer's things.  

   In the morning, when the farmer went to check his things, everything was gone.  He turned to the dog and asked him if he had seen someone steal his things the night before.  The dog denied having seen anything. 

   In the evening, the horse asked the dog why had not done anything to the thief that night before. 

   The dog answered, "I didn't do anything last night because many times before I chased thieves away, but the farmer never gave me anything to eat.  He still lets me go very hungry."

   The horse said, "If you don't want to do anything when a thief comes, let me do it."

   The dog agreed, so the horse continued, "If I see a thief coming to steal things, I will make a loud noise, and farmer will come to catch the thief."

   That evening, the thief came again, so the horse made a loud noise.  The farmer came running, but instead of praising the horse for his good deed, the farmer picked up a board and hit the horse in the mouth to make him be quiet.

   The dog, who had been watching, spoke to the horse, "I told you already, but you wouldn't believe me.  Now, you know I was right.  You said you wanted to do it, and you didn't believe me, and now you know I am right."