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brashly (adv.):
pour (v.): impetuosamente
verter So the straw stretched himself from one bank to
glowing (adj.): the other. The coal, who was a hot-headed fellow,
brillante
stepped brashly onto the newly constructed bridge,
but when he got to the middle and heard the water rushing
beneath him, he took fright, stopped, and did not dare to
go any further. Then the straw caught fi e, broke into two
pieces, and fell into the brook. The coal slid after him, hissed
as he fell into the water, and gave up the ghost.

The bean who had cautiously stayed behind on the bank
had to laugh at the event. He could not stop, and he laughed
so fie cely that he burst. Now he too would have died, but
fortunately a wandering tailor was there, resting near the
brook. Having a compassionate heart, he got out a needle
and thread and sewed the bean back together.

The bean thanked him most kindly. However, because he
had used black thread, since that time all beans have had
a black seam.

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