| The Shipwrecked Man | |||||||||||||
| Home Aesop BN's own Zen |
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| A boat turned over in a violent storm. Everybody started swimming except for one man from Athens. He just lay in the water praying to Athena (the guardian goddess of his city), begging her to save him. One of the others swam alongside and shouted, "Ask Athena to help you, by all means, but also try moving your arms!" |
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