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Animal Speech " , Italian Folktales * , Halo Kalvino trans . G . Martin ) . Harmonds worth I 9 & 0 . pp , 68 - 71 ) A rich merchant had a son named Hobo , who was both quick - wilted and eager to learn . The lather therefore put the hoy in the charge 01 a learned teacher , who , was 10 tea eh him all the languages When his studies were completed , Bobo eame home . One evening he was walking with his father in the garden , where the sparrows were twittering so loudl y in one of the Irees I hat yon couldn ' t hear yourself think . " These sparrows shatter my eardrums every evening " , said the merchant . sticking his fingers in his ears . , Shall" I idl you what they are ingsay ? " asked Bo ho 1 His father looked \ x \ him in amazement , ' How would you know what the "? sparrows are saying ? You ' re not a soothsayer , are yuu No" , hut my teacher httaug me the languages of the various animals " . Don" ' t cell me that ' s where my money went ! " said ( he father . " What was that teac...
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