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The Parable of the Thistle of Lebanon

A thistle asked a cedar of Lebanon for permission for the thistle’s son to marry the cedar’s daughter. But before it could get a reply, a wild beast came and trampled the thistle to death.

The end.

The moral of the story

Don’t live outdoors in the forest. There are dangerous wild animals there.

Interpretation

Don’t go to war against Israel. There’s a dangerous evil king there. I have no idea what that has to do with thistles marrying cedars, though.

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The Parable of the Rich Thief

Once there was a rich man and a poor man. The poor man had nothing but one lamb, but he loved it much more than the rich man loved any of the many sheep he had. When a traveler came and stayed with the rich man, the rich man needed a sheep to make a meal for the traveler. But instead of using one of his own sheep, the rich man stole the poor man’s lamb. King David said the rich man should be killed, and be forced to give the poor man four new lambs.

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The Parable of the Trees

One day, some trees went to find a king to rule over them. They asked an olive tree to be their king, but the olive tree was too busy making olive oil for gods and humans to enjoy. So then they asked a fig tree to be their king, but the fig tree was too busy making delicious figs. Next, they asked a grape vine to be their king, but the vine was too busy making wine for gods and humans to enjoy.

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