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select the correct text in the passage.
in this story from aesop's fables, which two words have negative connotations?
the fox and the monkey
by aesop
a fox and a monkey were on the road together, and fell into a dispute as to which of the two was the better born. they kept it
till they came to a place where the road passed through a cemetery full of monuments, when the monkey stopped and looked
gave a great sigh. "why do you sigh? " said the fox. the monkey pointed to the tombs and replied, "all the monuments that you
put up in hono7 of my forefathers, who in their day were eminent men." the fox was speechless for a moment, but quickly re
"oh! don't stop at any lie, sir; you're quite safe: i'm sure none of your ancestors will rise up and expose you."
boasters brag most when they cannot be detected.
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