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The Dolphin, though quite willing to give him assistance, was unable to do so, as he could not by any means reach the land. The Lion abused him as a traitor. The Dolphin replied: &#8220;Nay, my friend, blame not me, but Nature, which, while giving me the sovereignty of the sea, has quite denied me the power of living upon the land.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Let every one stick to his own element. <\/p>\n<p> <em>Aesop<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lion, roaming by the sea-shore, saw a Dolphin lift up its head out of the waves, and asked him to contract an alliance with him; saying that of all the animals, they ought to be the best friends, since &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/16633\/the-lion-and-the-dolphin\">[Continue]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4252],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-aesop","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Lion and the Dolphin &#187; 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