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A Peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings. T

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One day a peacock met a crane and said, So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colours of my feathers. Well! replied the crane, your look are brighter then mine. But whereas I can fly high up into the sky. All you can do is to

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The Crane，the Crow and the Countryman

A crane and a crow made a league on oath，providing that the crane should protect the crow against other birds，and that the crow should foretell the future，so that the crane could be on her guard．After this，they flew as usual into the fields

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A wolf was eating his supper one day when a bone stuck in his throat．Choking and coughing，he howled about the countryside asking every animal he met to help him．There's a good reward for anyone who can save me，he spluttered．A crane heard ab

The Peacock and the Crane

A peacock，spreading its gorgeous plumage，mocked a cranethat passed by，ridiculing the ashen hue of its feathers，I am robed，like a king，in gold and purple，looking as splendid as the rainbow；while you have not a bit of colour on your win

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WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis to a docking with the station at 1

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As Space Shuttle Program Nears End, So Do Jobs

As crew members of the upcoming NASA space shuttle mission prepare for the final flight of the shuttle program, they say they are inspired by NASA's accomplishments, but also about the retirement of the shuttle fleet and lay-offs among the NASA commu

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The space shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth for the final time, after completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA welcomed home the Endeavour shuttle before dawn Wednesday, after the ship glided in from a safe re-entry

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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, ending its nearly 27-year flying career as the world's most- traveled spaceship（宇宙飞船）. According to NASA, Disc