Edgar Allan Poe's Mistake

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Once upon a time in the jungle appeared a old snake searching for food, and crawl very slow, and where he passed the terrified animals, they fled to their dens, freeing the way, suddenly appear a poor mouse, and the lion did not waste time, he held his paw and reached, and he reached the little rat passing along the way. And the snake said:
- that my luck! I catch you, you are not too large but serves for lunch
And the little mouse told:
- Lord have mercy! Oh, please let me go! What good you kill me! See'm so small that if you eat me will not kill your hunger.
And the snake said:
- you're right, I'll let you go
And the little mouse told:
- I will be grateful to you the rest of the snake lady life, I owe you one
And the snake said:150
- you

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