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(Better to know one thing well than many things badly.) Beside a pond, a Duck Was heard to say: “What other creature has Heaven Given the gifts it gave me? “I belong to water, earth, and air: 5 When I grow tired of walking, I fly if I feel like it; If I feel like it, I swim.” A cunning Snake, Who had been listening, 10 Called him over with a hiss And said: “Well, my fine fellow! “There’s no need for so much boasting; You cannot run like a deer, Nor fly like a saker falcon, 15 Nor swim like a barbel; “So let this be a lesson: What matters, and is rare, Is not to dabble in everything, But to be skilled at something.” 20