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This is a long text that contains three stories: The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats, The Three Little Pigs, and The Lion and the Mouse. The main themes of these stories are:
- The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats: A mother goat warns her kids not to open the door to anyone while she is away. A cunning wolf tries to trick them by disguising his voice and feet, but only succeeds on his third attempt. He eats six of the kids, but the seventh one hides in a clock. The mother goat returns and rescues her kids from the wolf's belly by cutting it open and filling it with stones. The wolf drowns in a stream when he tries to drink water.
- The Three Little Pigs: Three pigs leave their mother's house to build their own lives. The first pig builds a house of straw, the second one builds a house of wood, and the third one builds a house of bricks. A hungry wolf comes and blows down the first two houses, but fails to blow down the third one. He tries to enter through the chimney, but falls into a boiling cauldron and runs away. The pigs learn that hard work pays off.
- The Lion and the Mouse: A timid mouse climbs on a sleeping lion's back to impress his friends, but wakes him up. The lion spares his life when the mouse promises to help him someday. Later, the lion gets caught in a hunter's net and the mouse frees him by gnawing the ropes. The lion thanks the mouse and they become friends. They learn that no one is too small to be helpful.
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1. A mother goat and her seven kids lived in a small hut in the forest.
2. The mother goat warned her kids about a wolf that might try to trick them.
3. The wolf tried to trick the kids by disguising his voice and feet.
4. The kids were not fooled and did not open the door to the wolf.
5. The wolf became angry and tried to eat the kids, but they hid in various places in the house.
6. The wolf found and ate six of the kids, but the seventh kid hid in a clock on the wall.
7. The mother goat found the wolf sleeping and cut open his belly to rescue her kids.
8. The mother goat filled the wolf's belly with stones and sewed it back up.
9. The wolf woke up and tried to drink water, but the stones in his belly caused him to fall into a stream and drown.
10. A little red hen found wheat seeds on the ground and decided to plant them.
11. The hen asked his friends, a cow, pig, dog, and duck, for help, but they all refused.
12. The hen planted, harvested, and processed the wheat alone.
13. When the bread was ready, the hen offered it to his friends, but they were not allowed to have any because they did not help.
14. The friends promised to help the hen in the future, and the hen shared the bread with them.
15. A family of ducks lived on a farm, and the mother duck was waiting for her eggs to hatch.
16. Six eggs hatched, but the seventh egg took longer to hatch.
17. When the seventh egg finally hatched, the duckling was bigger and had gray-white feathers.
18. The other ducklings made fun of the ugly duckling, who became sad and isolated.
19. The ugly duckling left the farm and met various animals who did not recognize him as a duck.
20. The duckling eventually found a flock of swans and realized he was actually a swan.
21. Three little pigs lived with their mother, who told them it was time to leave and build their own homes.
22. The first pig built a house of straw, the second pig built a house of wood, and the third pig built a house of bricks.
23. A wolf came to the first pig's house and blew it down, and the pig ran to the second pig's house.
24. The wolf blew down the second pig's house, and the pigs ran to the third pig's house.
25. The wolf tried to blow down the third pig's house but failed, and the pigs boiled him alive in a cauldron.
26. A lion and a mouse became friends after the mouse saved the lion from a hunter's trap.
27. The mouse had previously asked the lion to protect him from his fears, and the lion had spared his life.
28. The lion was caught in a net, and the mouse used his sharp teeth to gnaw through the rope and free the lion.
29. The lion thanked the mouse and promised to protect him from harm.
30. The lion and the mouse became good friends and lived peacefully in the forest.