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with their lot, and are always wish¬ 
ing they had been born something 
else.” 
“That is the way with humans,” 
rejoined the ant, “but I think there 
are no other living things that are 
so foolish. It is very strange, but I 
have never been near humans for 
any length of time without hear¬ 
ing them wishing for some other 
lot in life, or some other gifts than 
those which they possessed.” 
“Well, really,” said the bee, “what 
an uncomfortable existence theirs 
must be! I think I should hardly 
care to live if I were wishing all 
the time that I had been born some¬ 
thing else than a bee. But do these 
humans that you tell us of have 
