The Tree and the Reed

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  "title": "The Tree and the Reed",
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  "collection": "Aesop's Fables",
  "published_date": "May 10, 2015",
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  "reading_level": "Easy",
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  "body": [
    "“Well, little one,” said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, “why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?”",
    "“I am contented with my lot,” said the Reed. “I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer.”",
    "“Safe!” sneered the Tree. “Who shall pluck me up by the roots or bow my head to the ground?” But it soon had to repent of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which tore it up from its roots, and cast it a useless log on the ground, while the little Reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.",
    "Obscurity often brings safety."
  ],
  "body_text": "“Well, little one,” said a Tree to a Reed that was growing at its foot, “why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?”\n\n“I am contented with my lot,” said the Reed. “I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer.”\n\n“Safe!” sneered the Tree. “Who shall pluck me up by the roots or bow my head to the ground?” But it soon had to repent of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which tore it up from its roots, and cast it a useless log on the ground, while the little Reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.\n\nObscurity often brings safety.",
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